Dystopian Literary Analysis

Dystopian DevicesWhen writing a novel, authors use distinct literary devices to aid in making the genre of their story apparent to their reader. Specifically, many use these literary devices to draw attention to details that establish a dystopian genre. A dystopia is somewhere where people lead dehumanized and fearful lives (Merriam-Webster). Furthermore, in dystopian societies, propaganda, societal oppression, and totalitarian control often elicit fear and obedience. An example of this is the novel 1984 written by George Orwell. This novel contains ambiguous symbols such as Big Brother, the Godlike ruler of Oceania. Aspects such as this contribute to the nature of dystopian genres. After analyzing concepts such as the all knowing Big Brother and the telescreens that are required by the government, the reader notices dystopian aspects. Accordingly, the setting of the city and symbols in everyday life expand the readers view of dystopian aspects. Orwell uses literary devices such as setting, symbolism, and euphemisms in order to portray a dystopian genre through the use of Big Brother, the city Oceania and its citizens, and other concepts in the novel. The government in 1984 controls its population by creating a setting where no one has the freedom to act without a someone watching them. The government does this by requiring all citizens of the Party to own a telescreen. By monitoring the activities of members of the party, the government can keep citizens obedient and

Dystopian fiction is very popular with modern teens because of the craziness of the societies created. They relate to this text because they feel like they are always being told to do just like the charaters in these societies. These texts are all about a alternant reality that is pretty messed up.

One night, a very dark night, trouble was lurking in the shadows. You could just smell it in the air everywhere you go. It was like choking on a dark cloud filled with danger. Legend has it that it targets one person until they die. It fills them with dreadful thoughts, making them do bad deeds, and leading them to suicide. Today it chose to pick me...

Even though Fahrenheit 451 was written over 50 years ago many of the dystopian elements Bradbury applied to his story also apply to our current society. A large portion of today’s world is in a dystopian state such as North Korea, Sierra Leone, Chad and even Disneyland shows dystopian characteristics. The citizens that live in North Korea believe that they are in a utopian state, they worship their leader as a God, have a bureaucratic control and also propaganda control. Four dystopian themes in Fahrenheit 451 that relate to our current society include, citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance, the society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world, information, independent thought and freedom are restricted and a concept or figurehead is worshipped by the society.

Why are teens into dystopian fiction? Teens are into it because they can relate to it. Teens feel the same as the character when in school. They relate because they feel that things are wrong and want to fix them. Also they want to figure things out and change many things just like in The Giver and Anthem.

Utopia Island where all becomes clear. Solid ground beneath your feet. The only roads are those that offer access. Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.

The only reason that the dystopian literature has gotten into the homes of the westerns is that, opposed to the ones living in real-life dystopian worlds, we can all just close the book when we have had too much and entertain ourselves with one of the many other thoughtless ways of wasting

School, for example, is much different: “School™ is not like when my grandparents were kids...meg null because they didn’t learn anything useful... now we do stuff in classes about how technology works and how to find bargains...and how to decorate our bedrooms” (Anderson, 109 and 110). This reveals that school has changed from teaching lessons on educational topics, and has moved on to teaching about everyday life and street smarts. This proves that this world is dystopian because they learn only street smarts since they have instant access book smarts on their feeds, which, in turn, causes them to be over reliant on their feeds for information if they should ever need it, though they rarely do. In addition, Link, an unintelligent, easily-influenced teenager is “the genetic clone of Abraham Lincoln” (Anderson, 186).

In the Dystopian Novel, “1984” by George Orwell, there are multiple assets that changes the lives of many people, in their personality and the ways of how they live. Their way of life is being destroyed due to the iron fist of a godly figure named, “Big Brother”. The methods that are being used, were odd, but at the same time, undignified. In this dystopian “society [,] itself is typically the antagonist; it is society actively working against the protagonist’s aims and desires.” (“Dystopian Fiction: An Introduction” 1). There were many methods that are being messed with, three out of the many important themes would be the public’s, Language , Love, and Technology. Destroying what little of the

"The past was dead, the future was unimaginable"(Orwell 28). Although by far not the inventor of the idea, George Orwell revolutionized the cultural fascination that is dystopian stories through his novel 1984. Today, every other film or young adult novel that is released has elements of this dystopian theme. But why does our culture seem to especially enjoy these bleak representations of humanity’s future? Why do these themes also seem to resonate the most throughout the younger generation? One series that attempts to take the idea of a dystopian society to another level is Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy.

In this dystopian society, everyone is made according to government’s standards. They are denied basic rights such as choosing what profession they will enter, who they will marry, what they will do with their free time, etc. They are indoctrinated to believe that they are happy, even though they have never felt true happiness. They view books as a weapon and use their destruction to hinder the same society they claim to be advancing. They have begun a war on instruments of peace, completely ignoring the destruction that occurs around them.

The first way that the novel is dystopian is they have a totalitarian government. One example is on on page 12 when luke is not allowed to go places that was allowed to go to because the barons moved in. ”But now he wasn't even allowed in the same room as an uncovered window. Another examples is on page 139 when: luke goes on the chat room that the government is watching so two government officials come and are talking to Jen's dad who works for them. ”you know we’re entitled to search and seizure” This is important because this shows that the government is really against this law. This is a totalitarian government because they have too many laws. This makes it dystopian because the government takes over the people.

Control is a big theme in a dystopian fiction. “Who controls the past, controls the future.” (Orwell, 1984, ch.3) is a famous quote from the book 1984. The word “Control” always appears in dystopian fiction. Is “Control” the most important theme in dystopian fictions? How was “Control” expressed in dystopian fictions? In this essay, we would compare and contrast the role of “Control” in The Program and 1984. We would look at the person or organization taking control, ways use to take control, aspects that were under control and more. Both books show different aspects of “Control” but also holds more similarities than you

The setting, themes, and characters in dystopian fiction are an appropriately suitable with the intellectual changes that occur during adolescence. As adolescents develop, they are able to grasp bigger, more abstract concepts and consequences in the world around them and can engage in more critical thinking; they also show increasing interest in issues related to society at large ( Larson & Richards, 1994 ; Steinberg, 2005 ). Dystopian novels that wrestle with deeper societal and moral issues are often well received by young minds that are developing the ability and even willingness to grapple with complex ideas.

Indeed, the best works of literature are those which are of relevance to our lives today. Through their relevance, these novels continue to persist and endure on. Through their relevance, we can better comprehend the messages, the themes, and the ideas that are imbued in them. Rather than literature being contradictory and in conflict with the truth and unpleasant reality of daily life, it becomes a weapon through which we can be educated about the existential crises facing our world today. In fact, the statement above could not be more far and distant from the reality of literature today. It is fatally flawed. Literature, whilst at the surface, seems whimsical and amusing is, at its very core, a medium through which we are enlightened