Dystopian Poems

Throughout the book, the island of Willow Springs is described full of life by even the “white perspective” of George, even though it does not really exist to America. George’s perspective of Willow Springs gives the reader of sense of understanding to the ignorance of the white world. George realizes the beautiful characteristics of Willow Springs and elicits a feeling, through his description, to the reader. “My suspicions were confirmed when we drove over that shaky wooden bridge: you had not prepared me for paradise…I had to be there and see- no, feel- that I was entering another world.” (Naylor 175). George realizes the true feelings and uniqueness of Willow Springs. The reader understands George’s feelings through his usage of the word “paradise.” Paradise is an ideal place or state. A positive word that expresses George’s extreme surprise of Willow Springs, proving that the white world not only defined Willow Springs but defined it

Originating from the Greek terms “ou” meaning “not,” and “topos” meaning “place,” the word “utopia” evolved from a phrase denoting its own existence. An impossibly enchanting

Utopia is a previously inhabited piece of land conquered by King Utopus. Before Utopus seized the land of Utopia, it was not an island. Utopia was connected to the rest of the continent. However, Utopus arranged for his soldiers and the native settlers of the land to excavate a fifteen mile ditch. The water surrounding the island aids the separation between Utopia and its neighbors. One side of the water is very shallow, and on the other side, sharp rocks prevent boats from entering. So, ships from the rest of the continent cannot navigate these waters without help from experienced Utopians. Shaped like a crescent, the island stretches 200 feet wide to 500 feet tall. Once the fifteen mile ditch was dug, Utopians founded fifty-four cities, which

Utopia is fundamentally an unreal place, it is a vision, it is a fantasy. Where utopic spaces come into contact with place, a Heterotopia forms (Foucault 1984, 3). When I

Utopia occupies a crescent-shaped island that curves in on itself, enclosing a large bay and protecting it from the ocean and wind. The

Dystopian literature explores social, political and economic structures by showing us, through a nightmare world, the negative characteristics using exaggerated critiques on real world issues. The Dystopian literature of the 21st century is the complete opposite of the Utopia of the 21st century. While a Utopia is an imagined state of things in which everything is perfect, while a dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. According to John Adams; "The roots of the word dystopia "dys" and "topia" are from the Ancient Greek for “bad” and “place,” and so we use the term to describe an unfavorable society in which to live. “Dystopia” is not a synonym for “post-apocalyptic”; it also is not a synonym

     In Book II of Utopia, Raphael Hythloday, a traveler who visited Utopia, describes the geography of the island. He states, “The channels are known only to the Utopians, so hardly any strangers enter the bay” (31). This isolation has been a success for the inhabitants of Utopia

Cutting Depriving Hoping I Ignore Lead The This To Toxicity We Wires

A utopia is a state of happiness or paradise where everything is perfect. My utopia would be to go for a run on the countryside at the end of fall. My senses are sight, hear, and feel. In my utopia you will be seeing irreplaceable views. You can hear peaceful, calming sounds. Lastly you can feel peaceful parts of nature with every movement.

Furthermore, the allurement of the island is symbolic to the bewitching nature of temptation and the promise of reward it offers. In addition to its coaxing lure, temptation entraps those whose accept its proposal, similar to how the island ensnares its prey. Finally, the island is a metaphor for fundamentalism, by rewarding those who unwaveringly adhere to its religious practices, and punishing the disobedient and unfaithful. Linking the island to The Garden of Eden establishes many similarities between both seemingly heavens, such as their compelling appearances. Overall, the island appears to be an ideal place for Pi to seek refuge ﹘ a virtual paradise, but its enticing appearance masks its true sinister

By the simple act of opening our minds as it stretches its dimensions, we can roam from clouds to clouds, from epoch to epoch. Utopia is a phantasmal place, full of felicity that anyone desires. Just like a paradise which can open the gates for us to feel enough as we touch the vast skies and to have richer living. 'Richer living" is a life of simplicity and peace, a life that is sensitively aware of these possessions and experiences that feed our minds and satisfy the soul-life of simple needs and fewer wants, belonging to a man who's at peace with conscience and everything, except perhaps hunting tigers and lions in the African jungle - even though I have never been to an African jungle and much less hunting tigers and lions. I cannot conceive of anything more thrilling, and more fascinating than an adventure in Utopia.

There is another association and translation is greek which is eu-topos which means “beautiful place”. Essentially, from its very beginnings this word utopia can be described as both a good place and no place which later gets to the contradictions that this idea that good places are always somewhere else or indeed nowhere. One may get the idea that a utopia is always a word that can be associated with human aspirations towards social perfection as well as the realization of the limitations of these aspirations. This book captures a lot of these ambiguities in various aspects and characters.

The term utopia was coined from the greek, ‘ou’ meaning not and ‘topos’ meaning place- not place. The idea of no place can be interpreted in a multitude of ways: perfect, fantasy, unique… All the variations of utopia have originated from the concept of ‘made-up’. Utopia as ‘no place’ is unique to each individual as it is not any one thing. “No place” fascinated me as it is completely subjective to who is viewer or creating the image. I’m exploring a different kind of utopia that has been almost forgotten as the version of ‘perfect place’ has become more popular. Using constructed images is one of the most powerful means of communicating an idea and endless possibilities of

the wonderous world of utopia. These imagined places of perfection begin to ask the question of

If [our] world leaves its course and smashes on the boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?...In your time we do not doubt the peace of farmland and home, the peace of road and hearth, we do not doubt the peace of the forest. (Six Plays 146)