ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is dystopia?
A
an old world where everything is perfect
B
a figurehead’s imagination
C
an ointment for your injury
D
a futuristic world where everything seems perfect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dystopia: A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control.

Detailed explanation-2: -relating to a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, or to the description of such a society: She mentioned Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale, ” in which fertile young women are enslaved as reproductive servants.

Detailed explanation-3: -dystopia. noun. dys·to·pia. (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə : an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopias are societies in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression. Dystopian novels with a didactic message often explore themes like anarchism, oppression, and mass poverty.

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