ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the message of Dystopian stories?
A
It rocks, stay a while, enjoy the chaos
B
warning and mistrust
C
hope
D
faith in humanity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The dystopian genre imagines worlds or societies where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror, and human society is characterized by human misery, such as squalor, oppression, disease, overcrowding, environmental destruction, or war.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this respect, dystopian novels constantly remind us of the impermanence of reality where nothing is as secure as we think. Dystopia refers to an imaginary place or state in which everything is extremely bad or unpleasant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopias typically reflect contemporary sociopolitical realities and extrapolate worst-case scenarios as warnings for necessary social change or caution. Dystopian fictions invariably reflect the concerns and fears of their creators’ contemporaneous culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Educate: Dystopian fiction can be a way to educate and warn humanity about the dangers of current social and political structures. Margaret Atwood’s 1985 bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a futuristic United States known as Gilead. It cautions against oppressive patriarchy.

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