Dystopia

The Truman Show is a dystopia because of the morally wrong intentions and the control over a person’s life. How would you feel if you lived thirty years in a fake life? This is a reality for one man. Truman is living in a tv show surrounded by actors. He is the only one left in the dark about his fake life. Truman has a wife and a normal job. He has a best friend and dreams for the future. Truman is an ordinary man, the only difference is his life has been broadcasted since he was born. This…

The novel All good children by Ms. Austen is a story that explores corporate domination and environmental dystopia in America, and the possible effects it could have on people and their lives. The author examines the life of a teen boy in a world with far more social controls than there are today. As well as corporations of the country exercising a great deal of influence and power on the town. The author criticizes the path that she believes humans are going down throughout the text in a…

fetched in today’s world, but it is still a frightening idea to me. Artificial Intelligence could contribute to the idea of a dystopia, because if there was a loss of control, and a gain of power, by the AI, then the AI would literally have a “mind of it’s own,” and could be harmful to everything and everyone around it. To have an AI in a powerful place could lead to a dystopia due to it being intelligent and for the “being” to have a mind of its own we would not know what its intentions are. If…

The novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, presents a striking perspective on the dystopia facing humanity. Through Golding’s extensive use of characterization and symbolism, he reveals the effect that human instinct and society has on an individual’s actions. This concept exists beyond fictive works and is present in the real world as well, in the past but more so within the present. Being a member of the navy during the World War II period, Golding was able to witness many of the…

their careers or lifestyle. In Gattaca, the society represents an oppressive government that uses genetic enhancement to perfect their citizens. Clearly this is a positive trait for the part of the population who benefits from this, but it creates a dystopia for the people who are “in-valids.” This group of the population is people who are seen as less than perfect; they may have a physical or mental defect. Dehumanization is a major problem within this society. “’In-valids” are treated as…

Spent as Dystopian LIFE and Also Survival Horror Spent is a game. But Spent is also life. Above all else, Spent is reality. This game makes no attempts to mask itself as anything besides a harsh look at modern life for those living on the poverty line and those who threaten to drown beneath it. The game begins by proposing a challenge to the player: survive the month with little to no resources and endure a series of financial obligations. Sounds fun, right? Try spinning it this way: collect as…

In the magical world of landtopia there exists many things, objects, and creatures such as goose the talking cat, our main focus of this journey. We meet our hero at the king’s attic basement kingdom of landtopia, summoned by the king for some unusual business. “You can probably guess why I called you here, to my basement attic kingdom.” The king claimed with a tone of expectance, like goose was supposed to know why. “Nope, unless it’s to “take care of” mrs.robinsons “cat” I aint doing it” “no…

Anthem by Ayn Rand, Animal Farm by George Orwell and 1984 by George Orwell are all dystopian literature. Dystopia is the antonym of a utopia, which is a perfect society, government, or civilization. Most people consider dystopian civilizations have oppression, disease and misery. Dystopian literature often has common characters, they in struggle in the dystopian society, governing structures are alike, example governments are normally controlling, people in dystopian societies aren't happy…

Offred remembers life before Gilead; she had a husband, Luke, and a child. She lost both of them along with her job, money, and freedom. The Handmaid’s Tale is a true dystopia because of the way women are treated, lack of freedom, and the idea that people are “better off” in the new Gilead society. Women are known as less than men. Their names involve the names of their “owner” with the word “of” in front of it. Their…

special in their own way. Visualize a place where you can't have your own children, instead take care of someone else’s, a perfect world- an Utopia, but there is always a twist. In the book The Giver it has an evil twist to it’s Utopia, it’s actually a dystopia. From the beginning of the story to the end of the story Jonas the protagonist develops extreme happiness, bravery and selflessness, from many trials in his dystopian society. Jonas learns that there is no happiness without sorrow and no…