If I had to summarize a dystopia in one sentence I would summarize it by saying: A dystopia is a place or society where lots of suffering is present , oppression is prevalent, and many live fearful lives under the control of other’s. I chose this definition of a dystopia Continue reading
I agree according to Dystopias Now, “Dystopias are the flip side of utopias.”    On Google, when searching up the definitions and images of dystopia and utopia they are described and appear to be the complete opposite. Dystopia highlights a place of extremely unpleasant living and working conditions. By contrast, a 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
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
When I think of the word dystopia, the definition that comes to mind is a civilization that is completely different from our own civilization in a plethora of ways, these differences are usually very impactful and define that civilization in negative ways which can be seen as an author/writer’s warning Continue reading
I believe that a dystopia is a mindset, one that is linked to the idea that there is a way to escape a greater evil by allocating power or control to one specific group of people who will “lead” in the same manner of immortality, just more subtly. Most fictitious Continue reading
Dystopia: A divergence of reality, as a result of an issue, that cultivates a new society, way of thinking, and way of surviving. Being my most favorite genre of film and literature, dystopian fiction provides an answer to the “what if?”. It switches the lens through which we view our Continue reading
According to the mind of Sabirah Smith, the definition of DYSTOPIA is “a reality or pseudo-realm in which individuals fear their society and are constantly surveilled and experience continuous downfalls.” It is often thought that a utopia is a place of perfection and endless bliss. Many even go as far Continue reading
A dystopia is an imaginary reality where people are generally living in strife or fear of something or someone that is evil and has the capability of doing great harm to their world. A dystopian society is one that nobody wants to live in. It is the opposite of a Continue reading
A dystopia can be described as an existent or fictitious world in which the people are surviving within a means of organized chaos. Often times a dystopian world is connected to the word imperfect, but I often ask, “in what regard?” The word “perfect” can be described as something being Continue reading
