ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What problems are avoided when people conform to autocratic governments in dystopian literature?

A	jail
B	punishment
C	death
D	all of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.

Detailed explanation-3: -In dystopian fiction conformity is the blind obedience to the rules of the authorities of the state; and it can be attained through obliging all people to think and act in the same way at the expense of their will and freedom of choice.

Detailed explanation-4: -To avoid a future of instability, policy-makers must focus on re-establishing trust in governance, improving the accountability of institutions and leaders, reducing social and economic divergences, and delivering better services.

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