ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is usually the message of Dystopian stories?
A
Chaos is awesome!
B
To have faith in humanity
C
To warn us about aspects of our present
D
That critical thinking is useless
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Loss of individualism: Many dystopian futures depict the dangers of conformity and explore how the needs of society as a whole compare to individual needs.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Dystopian Novels Help Us Examine Real Fears Dystopian fiction can help us understand why we’re right to be afraid of certain things. For example, some people might believe that the mass surveillance of citizens by their own government is a necessary evil.

Detailed explanation-5: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. Citizens have a fear of the outside world. Citizens live in a dehumanized state. The natural world is banished and distrusted.

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