Category: Dystopia

For my final project, I wanted to explore the ideas of monstrosity that lie outside those normal ideologies and classical interpretations of what it means to be considered a monster. The process for choosing my particular monster was a relatively easy one because through extensively researching the principles of monstrosity, as well as, my presence…

Utopia and dystopia are genres of hypothetical fiction that dive deep into social and political structures. Utopian literature visualizes a perfect society where everything is butterflies and rainbows. Sounds too good to be true? It is. In literature, utopias hardly ever last long but, instead, they turn into complete dystopias. And come on, dystopias are…

Dystopian literature is often defined as a fictional genre that depicts the society to be unfair and setting. Dystopian literature has been around for a while now. Dystopian literature usually depicts the future of society, whether it’s the lives of the citizens or the overall control of the government. Characterization is defined as is the…

The Dual Nature of Utopia and Dystopia In every second of our life, we need to decide between action and inaction. These pull us towards one of two future, a heavenly and other is more hellish. Other is more utopian versus one that is more dystopian. Its our human nature to dream about utopia, a…

For my final project, I wanted to explore the ideas of monstrosity that lie outside those normal ideologies and classical interpretations of what it means to be considered a monster. The process for choosing my particular monster was a relatively easy one because through extensively researching the principles of monstrosity, as well as, my presence…

Abstract This body of work has targeted to analyze and evaluate on the story The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson, with respect to its dystopian aspects. By evaluating and giving examples from the story, we will try to present what makes this novel a dystopian work. Dystopia is defined in dictionaries as an imagined world…

The evolution of dystopian text emerged throughout the French revolution, 1700s, although it was commonly anti-collectivist until the late 20th century. Dys (bad) topia (place) are ancient Greek words that are used to create fictional texts of an unfavourable society to live. Generally, these civilizations are controlled by oppressive governments or other forms of despotisms.…

Rebellion indefatigably confronts evil, from which the rebel may rectify blind servitude or unbounded freedom. As such, we see Ray Bradburys science fiction Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and Margaret Atwoods dystopian The Handmaids Tale (1986) explore the deprivation against individual liberty and distortion of knowledge, through heroic protagonists whom are doomed revolutionaries crushed by systematic regimes.…

Throughout history, humankind has strived for perfection in every aspect of humanity, yet it has never been attained. There is a very fine line between perfection and disaster and the result is ultimately based upon the decisions made by people in authority. In dystopian societies where individuality is considered abnormal or wrong, the line between…

In 1949, an evolution in literature was produced by George Orwell with his world-renowned novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The book described a world besieged by war, civil conflict and revolution, where three totalitarian super-states rule the world under an iron fist, corrupted by the ideology of the Ingsoc and by mysterious world leaders who demand a…