Growing up in the 2010s, the dystopian genre was all the rage. The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Maze Runner were released as movies, what felt like, back-to-back (among others), and they were all received so well by the public. The movies were great, sure, but the books were enthralling, nuanced, Continue reading
A dystopia is a place that supposedly unifies individuals but rather creates an opposite effect. Being read in my high school years, I find this concept heavily imagined in the book 1984 by George Orwell. Here Orwell personifies a dark future with advances in technology infiltrating the public perception as Continue reading
Dystopia: a real or imagined world where inhumane and fearful lives are heavily normalized and even encouraged. In books like the Hunger Games or the Maze Runner or Attack on Titan, the antagonist always ends up being the ruling class or the government that has forced these lives on their Continue reading
My definition of a dystopia is a dysfunctional society that appears to be perfect on the surface, but in reality there is a lot of pain and suffering. For example, in the novel the Giver by Lois Lowry the majority of the population is protected from knowing about bad things Continue reading
Definition: A dictatorship-ruled civilization that is a result of either a post-apocalyptic or post-societal collapse; it is unjust to the 99 percent of the population for the 1% ‘s pleasure and gain. The dystopian societies that are most familiar to me by books or films are usually centered around a Continue reading
Based on my knowledge of dystopias through novels, films, and reality, I would define them as societies in which people are forced to live without a say or control over how they live. Merriam Webster defines a dystopia as “an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, Continue reading
A dystopia is a civilization in which all of life has fallen to shambles; the more you experience this civilization, the more you see how dehumanizing and miserable it is. More importantly, I feel like these civilizations are a warning to what could be of our future lives if we Continue reading
Dys·to·pi·a/disˈtōpēə/ noun An oppressive setting that relies on harsh rules made by a government wherein a society lies, one with little resistance from the majority of the population. Any time a dystopia is mentioned in a book, a movie, or an article, there’s dramatics placed on how dangerous and difficult Continue reading
The word “Dystopia” literally translates to “Bad Place.” I will define it as a place that is engulfed in darkness & wretchedness. In comparison with Utopia-No place , and Eutopia- better place, Dystopia takes the villainous role. In life there’s always good & bad, and nice & evil with a Continue reading
A dystopia is an imagined society where there is an immense amount of maltreatment following a cataclysmic event. The cataclysmic event doesn’t always have to be apocalyptic, but that is what is usually depicted in books and movies today. In the recent examples of fictional dystopias, the government doesn’t think Continue reading
