Dystopian novels

Who decides if one’s daily life is reality or is it their environment that affects their perspective on life? Most people are influenced by social media or like in the dystopian novel, “1984” by George Orwell, they are thought to believe that their life is supposed to be like any others and live by rules. When a person is more superior than everybody else they are known and praised to be the king or as in “1984” he is known as Big Brother. This person is able to control the lives of other human…

totalitarian government, a single-party dictatorship that controls all aspects of public and private life. It manages the political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of life, along with any media and technology. George Orwell’s 1984 is a dystopian novel set in Oceania about how the protagonist, Winston Smith, loses his identity under the oppressive totalitarian regime of “Big Brother”. As a government employee of the Outer Party, Winston’s job is to obediently rewrite the nation’s history,…

memories in order for him to experience the world as it existed in the past: a place of pain, joy, sorrow, and beauty. As Jonas’s perception of the world begins to change, he starts thinking about his society in a new light. My favorite book, a dystopian novel, falls in a genre that is over-crowded with bestsellers such as The Hunger Games, Divergent,…

As new technology is created or old technology is enhanced, we start to resemble George Orwell 's 1984 more and more. 1984 is a dystopian novel that narrates the life of Winston Smith, an older man who lives in this totalitarian dominated world where everything is watched and controlled by “the Party”. The book often mentions “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING”, in which “Big Brother” is an idolized symbolic leader in Winston 's country, Oceania. In this new world, the continents have been divided into…

The Giver, by Lois Lowry, fits the description of a dystopian novel and appeals to young adult readers because of the plot, concept, and characteristics of the novel. The Giver tells a tale about a boy named Jonas who lives in a perfect world which he calls the “Community”. What he doesn’t know, along with many others, is the dark side of this utopia. As he goes through his journey as being the next receiver of memory - a special job selected carefully - the illusion of his perfect world,…

Many attributes of dystopian societies are manifested in today's world. Some say people’s actions are being monitored others say the education of children is deficient. Authors of dystopian literature use blind following, segregation based on intelligence, and technological influence to establish the connection between dystopian society and today’s world. Currently, many partake in traditions without knowledge of the historical context. Independence, intelligence, and authenticity are slipping…

and Educational Potential of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11,” by Melissa Ames, and ““It Was the City Killed the Beast:” Nature, Technophobia, and the Cinema of the Urban Future,” by James Clapp. Three short stories that have a dystopian setting incorporated into the text are “Who Can Replace a Man?”, by Brian Aldiss, ““Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman,” by Harlan Ellison, and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” by Ursula Le Guin. According to Ames, “dystopian…

society. The Dystopian genre in fiction introduces a devastating turn on the future of the world in which no sane person would enjoy living in. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road delivers a compelling sense of misery in it’s shattered, dark atmosphere. The book focuses on describing it’s horrific world, developing it’s few characters, and adding warnings, which are all elements of Dystopian novels. A must in Dystopian novels is taking place in a terrible world. The main point of a Dystopian story is to…

dehumanized and often fearful lives." Common sources of disaster in dystopian literature include a totalitarian government (such as government spying in Orwell 's 1984 and instant gratification encouraged by the state in Huxley 's Brave New World), capitalism and consumerism, environmental turmoil, and war. Recently, there has been a massive boom in both the production of dystopian literature as well as interest. From popular young adult novels such as The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and…

secret that dystopian literature has risen in popularity in the past decade among young adults. A dystopian novel often has a society that is horrible, awful, oppressed or in a state of terror that is headed towards an imminent downfall. Melissa Ames article Engaging "Apolitical" Adolescents: Analyzing the Popularity and Educational Potential of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11, discusses the connection of the post 9/11 tragedy and the increasing popularity of young adult dystopian novels. A…