LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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To provide the reader with an idea of how to lead society.
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As a cautionary take for what could happen.
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Propaganda to create a dystopian society.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ultimate purpose of dystopian fiction is commentary on contemporary society through an unfamiliar setting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopian novels usually include elements of contemporary society and are seen as a warning against some modern trend. Writers use them as cautionary tales, in which humankind is put into a society that may look inviting on the surface but in reality, is a nightmare.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many dystopian novels such as 1984, A Scanner Darkly and The Circle all portray an imaginary futuristic surveillance society, which could be seen as foreshadowing a future where surveillance is not limited and citizens are controlled by their governments.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.