Since the literary birth of biblical versions of utopian and dystopian societies, there has always been a gender dynamic presented in the text between men and women and what constitutes a perfect or imperfect relationship between the two. An analysis of multiple books through a period of the 20th century were the best sources in which to compare the most recent forms of social constructions of gender and how that influences fictional writing. For this reason, the historical context in which each
technological disaster called a “blast” opens a way to a direct leap from the Soviet utopianism to a post-historical world, where history is substitued by historical memory of the survivors, who reminisce about their life in the pre-blast Soviet times. The dystopian chronotope in the novel is built in a post-catastrophe city of Fyodor Kuzmichsk (prevously Moscow), where the Oldeners – the intelligentsia in the novel - and those born after the blast co-survive in an environment close to the Russian traditional
Hope and Rebellion in 1984 and The Hunger Games Dystopian novels emphasize a need for the general public an understanding of politics because the people’s “ignorance” becomes the “strength” for the governments to maintain its power. The totalitarian societies in Orwell’s 1984 and Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games share degrees of similarities in structure, conditions, and methods of control. Both societies have distinct hierarchies and serious poverty issues. However, the two works differ in terms
A study on the recurring elements and sub-genres of science fiction literature Introduction Science Fiction is a literary genre that deals with imaginative writing and incorporates elements that originate from science or scientific rudiments. It belongs to the category of speculative fiction and usually explores the impact of science and technology on the society. Science fiction has been a major literary genre consisting of various sub-genres and themes within it. A complete and inclusive definition
resistance an underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation. Psychology a process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of anxiety-producing experiences.” Resistance literature was about liberalism, freedom of thought and democracy. Writers such as Jack London, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell’s arose to struggle and finding a way to improve the life we live and speak for human beings. Works written in spirit of resistance
darkest secrets During the Enlightenment, the Gothic came to the fore of literature. An effect of Enlightenment was the accessibility of books to the whole of society; they were ‘no longer the sole purview of aristocrats and wealthy merchants’ . Stephen Bruhm has said that the Gothic presents ‘a barometer of the anxieties plaguing a certain culture at a particular moment in history’ . Acknowledging the availability of literature to the masses, and the Gothic’s ability to discuss issues ‘plaguing’ society