Category: Dystopia

ORIGIN OF THE TERMS The first of the two to appear was the term utopia. Utopia derives from the Greek prefix ou-, meaning not, and topos (ÄÌÀ¿Â), place, so a no-place, or place that does still not exist. The initial u can also be interpreted as the Greek prefix µÅ, Ancient Greek for good, so…

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we have had time to stop and question it. In every home, on every desk, in every palm, a black mirror of our 21st Century exist: a plasma screen, a monitor, a smartphone. First of all, the aim of this…

In the post-war period, dystopian elements become more visible in literature. The Drowned Giant by Ballard and At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers by Rushdie are examples of post-war literature where dystopian elements play an important role. As the works of Rushdie and Ballard center their plots on dystopia theme some similarities can be…

Introduction to the Dystopian World of ‘Harrison Bergeron’ One would expect that having their son taken away and being wanted by the government would leave an impact on them, but not in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.s world of Harrison Bergeron. In Harrison Bergeron, society functions by full equality, meaning in every aspect, everyone is equal and…

Utopia is a paradise, a heaven. Where everyone lives fairly, feels happy, free, give love for each other. Respecting others, listen to someone elses words, moral, and good. On the other hand, dystopia is a gloomy, world with no dreams or hopes. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, has a different society from…

Science Fiction usually is focused on imagined future advances in science and engineering or major social and environmental modifications, frequently showing space and time travel or life on other world or earth. The short stories Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury are good examples of how technology with excessive government…

Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, Harrison Bergeron, features the dangers of government control combined with individuals’ obliviousness. Vonnegut proceeds to foresee the aftereffects of such a move. The most striking topic is that of absence of opportunity in American culture. Vonnegut likewise explains how loss of social equality is getting with Americans. What is the consequence…

Throughout the novel, names have significant roles in identifying both people and places by matching their characteristics with their definitions. In the beginning, on page 21, there is an introduction to districts, and later on page 80, it begins to describe how each district is characterized by something different from the rest. For example; District…

In Suzanne Collinss dystopian novel The Hunger Games, she portrays a post-apocalyptic world in which 12 Districts in a nation known as Panem are oppressed by the rich ruling class in a city known as the Capitol. In societies such as these, great heroes are needed. One such hero is the protagonist of the novel:…

It’s going to be about how poverty is different & the same in the hunger games to real life. What is poor in the US? It will have a definition and get both-sided opinions. What does poverty mean? The state of being extremely poor. This is a fact from the University Of Michigan. In 2017,…