LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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It shows how much fun these games can be to read
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It brings up everyone’s fears, just like clowns at a carnival.
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It is a way to explain something difficult to people who can understand a carnival attraction.
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It helps people focus on one characteristic and examine it closely.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How does the author use the analogy of “funhouse mirrors” to help readers understand dystopian fiction? They use the term “funhouse mirrors” to help the readers understand dystopian fiction by telling the reader that when you look into a mirror, the version of yourself in the mirror shows you things about yourself.
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. Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ultimate purpose of dystopian fiction is commentary on contemporary society through an unfamiliar setting.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopias are societies in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression. Dystopian novels with a didactic message often explore themes like anarchism, oppression, and mass poverty.