LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Real world place
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Imaginary Futuristic place
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Place set in the past
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of Dystopian Fiction Dystopian fiction is usually set in the near-rather than far-future to generate urgency about real current events. Because dystopian literature and cinema is set in the future, it is by definition science fiction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted/ censored. • A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. • Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopian fiction imagines a future place in cataclysmic decline. Learn about the characteristics of dystopian fiction, plus examples of the genre.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopia is not a real place; it is a warning, usually about something bad the government is doing or something good it is failing to do. Actual dystopias are fictional, but real-life governments can be “dystopian” – as in, looking a lot like the fiction.