Many of us focus on trying to see the positive side of things, but the truth is that sometimes we need to open our eyes, and notice the negative activities surrounding our world. Once we comprehend what is negatively affecting our world, then we should find a way to fix it, and shape the world. Finally, after we have done all of that, then maybe we can have a better world, but having a utopian society just seems way out of our reach. A dystopian society, just like the one in the novel divergent, definetely is different from our modern-day society, but our society dosen't neceseraly stay behind On the novel divergent, the society seems out of control, it feels like it is a place where you can't be feeling safe for a second. In the novel,
The society is trying to be utopian but the more we read the more we realize it's flaws. Things like freedom of choice and expression, love, happiness, music, and art are all things we associate with a utopian society that the novel is deprived of. These things where all removed for the sake of living, but the novel leaves us scratching our heads wondering if it is worth living a life that doesn't give us anything worth living for. Although I wouldn't go so far as to call it a dystopian society because they have got some things right. For instance ethnicity and religion play no role in society as they shouldn't. And they do live in total peace. A hidden message of the novel might be that you can't have sunshine without a little rain. In this case they have gone with the safe choice of having only
Roth’s, Divergent has elements of a dystopian setting, and it is a possible warning for our society. Though the novel primary reveals to be dystopian, there were originally good intentions of a utopian society. Harmon describes a utopian society as, “a perfect political state that is an imaginary ideal world,” (Harmon 492). No society is created to become the epitome of destruction. The Abnegation government created the factions to act as each working part of a successful society. They must have had a utopian mindset before the society shifted by elements that led to dystopia. Harmon also examines a dystopian society as a, “bad place.” He continues by describing, “Imaginary worlds, usually in the future, in which present tendencies are carried out
Years ago, Charles Darwin developed a theory of evolution. The strong will readjust and change while the weak die off. This became known as natural selection. The world is ever changing and in order to survive, one must adapt to their surroundings. Without doing so, the chances of survival are slim. Much like society today. Society has the top 1%, who are adjusting just fine to this ever changing world. But what about the other 99% of people? Majority of them are the ones struggling to change their life. Whether it be by going to school to earn a degree and a higher paying job, or cutting back on expenses to afford the necessities of life, one must adapt. Dystopian literature gives people an idea of what could happen in this ever growing, refined world. Most dystopian literatures install a sense of fear in people. A fear that society could be taken over by a select few, an unnatural force, or Mother Nature herself. The movie, In Time¸ and the story by Ray Bradbury, The Murderer, give chilling examples of what could, or could not, become of just Earth, but society as well.
Our modern day society may have some problems but it could be a lot worse. In dystopian societies everything is controlled and is hard to deal with. Modern day society and dystopian societies are very different though, they both have a need for laws like in The Giver.
dystopian communities, there is always some form of suffering occurring. A dystopia never benefits society as a whole and will provide nightmares for those who do not benefit. A civilization following dystopian characteristics involve illusions of prosperity, people being singled out, and a strong sense of corruption. Dystopian civilizations are full of suffering whether it be covered up, out in the open, or even done in a ceremonious nature.
Hook: A dystopian society and a modern-day society both are very much alike and different in many ways.
Imagine this, a perfect world of complete harmony and justice. There is no wrong, and there is no right. There is only utopia. It might be the perfect place where people want to live, or the place that people dream about. It might even be the picture of the future. However, this Utopian world is revealed to have flaws. It lacks many of the qualities of life that exist today. Thus the Utopian world isn't so Utopian anymore. And the more that is revealed about the world, the more horrible it becomes. Soon, it becomes a nightmare, a world of illusions, of lies. That is the dystopic world that authors such as Bradbury and George Orwell pictures in their books, a world that exists under the image of utopia, and yet to the reader seems like a
Dystopian society is a way that this author shows what the future will be like when one person takes charge of a small large group. The elements of dystopian society in Divergent by Veronica Roth are limitations, corporate control, and the factions. The limitations presented in this story include the walls in which the city of Chicago is surrounded by; no one is allowed outside the fence. Another limitation is the factions, which are groups that you are put into based on your personality. You are given a test and one chance to choose a new faction that best fits your wants and needs and if you fail to choose or succeed in a faction, you become factionless. Factionless means that you don’t belong anywhere are are viewed publicly as a disgrace. The last element addressed in this story is corporate control.
In literature, dystopias have always been given a bad reputation for being detrimental to a society. However, this belief does not represent the positives of a society being dystopian. It is known that any dystopia, a detrimental society, was created originally as a utopia, a pleasant society. This means that any dystopia was started with the hope of helping people, but since no government can make everyone happy, the society eventually breaks down into a dystopia.The fact that many dystopias are rooted in good intentions means that, while contrary to popular belief, there must be some good things to a dystopian society. Despite most people thinking that dystopias are completely rotten, there are in fact some benefits to a society being dystopian.
Dystopian novels are extremely different from Modern American Society. The Major differences are the government controls everyone to make the world equil for everyone. The problem is that everyone's utopia is different from each other. That makes the possibility of an utopia impossible. Citizens basic rights are violated to get people who do not have the resources to be like the others.
The word dystopia can best be described as the antonym of utopia, which is a society deemed “perfect.” A dystopian novel describes an unpleasant society, one where citizens are dehumanized. These novels, often set in the future, are characterized by totalitarian governments, environmental disasters (such as floods, volcanic eruptions, or plagues), chaotic civilizations, and social inequities. Many times, they feature resistance groups rebelling against corrupt governments and even share similarities with some science-fiction tropes, such as problems caused by new technologies. Examples of these types of novels are The Giver, The Lunar Chronicles, and The Hunger Games, which all feature protagonists who believe something is wrong with the society they’re living in, are trapped and struggling for escape, and question the social, political, and economic systems they’re living
There are lots of different types of dystopian societies that find issues of today's society and just highly exaggerate them. Some of these issues could be technology, or the government, or various other issues that the author sees in modern day. Many authors that write fiction such as this try to point out the issues to their readers to show them numerous different lessons. Quite often books such as these could have a serious impact on the future even if that wasn't the original plan.
A dystopian society, usually illusory, is the reverse of an idyllic utopia: it is generally tyrannical and inhibited. Dystopian societies mirror our future- they are usually a hyperbolic familiar society with satirical exaggeration. This kind of literature is written to amend other people 's idea of the kind of society they should thrive for. As well as that, they are written to express their concerns about the future and humanity. Societies of this nature appear in many works of fiction, predominantly in novels set in a speculative future. Dystopian culture is often mused by societal collapse, dehumanization, poverty, and deprivation.
While many people have the idea of a perfect world, others have the idea of a non-perfect world. A non-perfect world could include having no freedoms, no rights and a strong, controllable government. This idea of a non-perfect world can be described as a dystopia. A dystopia is “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding” (“Dystopia”). While the ideas of utopias and dystopias are complete opposites, one can often turn into another.
A dystopia represents the polar opposite of a utopia. Indeed, it could even be considered a failed utopia, a failed ideal society. If one accepts this notion as fact, then it would lead to the logical conclusion that both must share some of the same characteristics. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 portrays one such dystopia that has emerged throughout the ages clearly depicting characteristics such as conformity, isolation from external influences, and an apparent lack of poverty, misery, and war.