Utopia/Dystopia
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1. Utopian Literature
1.1. Fictional Text dealing with an ideal (future) society
1.1.1. there have always been religious utopias, most often described as a garden of delights, a life free of worry in the middle of streets paved with gold
1.1.1.1. scientific and technology utopia is the strong belief that one day science and technology will allow utopian living standards, like the absence of death, illness and suffering, and changes in human nature and the human condition
1.2. Examples:
1.3. The Republic by Plato
1.4. Utopia by Thomas More
2. Dystopian Literature
2.1. Text dealing with a future society in which human freedom is severely limited
2.2. Examples
2.3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
2.4. 1884 by George Orwell
2.5. often criticizes present-day society by exposing trends and tendencies towards totalitarian control
2.5.1. Some typical traits of dystopian literature:
2.5.1.1. War, revolution, rebellion, overpopulation, natural disaster or other climatic events have resulted in dramatic changes to society
2.5.1.1.1. The reader is confronted with a protagonist who questions this society because he/she feels that something is terribly wrong