LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Many dystopians look at how science has gone wrong.
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You can’t have a dystopian world unless science is involved.
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They are not connected.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Science fiction often explores dystopian themes in far-flung worlds that ultimately bear striking similarities to the philosophical questions and moral quandaries that we deal with in the real world. The point is often to raise the question of how different the sci-fi world is from our own.
Detailed explanation-2: -The knowledge of the future is the one domain that humans cannot possess – it has been virtually impossible so far. This increases the fascination with dark, dystopian predictions tenfold. Fascination, bordering on obsession, along with the grim reality of today’s society, has gradually transcended to mass media.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why do you think that the themes of utopia and dystopia are common in science fiction? Sample Answer: Science fiction delves not only into the possibilities of science but also its effects on civilization as a whole, which can be either positive or negative.