LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Society Adopts a New Gov’t
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The world simply evolves
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An apocalyptic event forces extreme policies
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Both Orange and Blue
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are the two most common ways dystopias are created in stories?-New government forms or gives power to a corporation, technology, or belief.-Apocalyptic event destroys society and people have to adapt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopias are solely fictional, presenting grim, oppressive societies-with the moralistic goal of preventing the horrors they illustrate.
Detailed explanation-3: -History of dystopian fiction. The history of dystopian literature can be traced back to the reaction to the French Revolution of 1789 and the prospect that mob rule would produce dictatorship. Until the late 20th century, it was usually anti-collectivist. Dystopian fiction emerged as a response to the utopian.
Detailed explanation-4: -Environmental disasters. Cli-fi (climate science fiction) Disease. Government control. Typically with divisions within society including class, intelligent, abilities, etc. Technology Control. Robots. Elements of Survival. Religious control. Loss of individualism.