Essays on Dystopia

Introduction What does the future look like? A question almost everyone has already asked themselves; well, 3 adjectives can define what humans already know: unpredictable, intimidating and frightening. The reason? Because it is presented as something farfetched in novels and movies making it appear as…

In the last chapter of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go miss Emily tells Kathy and Tommy “poor creatures, what did we do to you with all our schemes and plans?”. We can see that miss Emily uses a metaphor, she doesn’t refer to them…

The hypocrisy of power suggests that those higher up the hierarchy do not adhere to their own imposed moral rules and principles. The power which these people possess often undermines their sense of morality, corrupting their thoughts and behaviour. In Animal Farm George Orwell retells…

Rebellion against authority is frequent throughout history, in the Old Testament, the Lord tells Joshua that “anyone who rebels against your command and does not obey your works in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous”. The…

Chapter three begins with Winston dreaming of his mother. His mother was a “tall statuesque woman” who had disappeared when Winston was ten or eleven years old. His father was similar to his mother, he was also hard to remember. Winston remembered that he’d always…

The Growth From Innocence To Experience Throughout The Marrow Thieves Set in a dystopian future, where fighting and running is the key to life, The Marrow Thieves showcases the many challenges that the world’s future might have. “Like caterpillars to butterflies these characters have gone…

Anthony Burgess’ “A Clockwork Orange” tells the tale of a man named Alex who uses his personal power and desire to do all kinds of violence during his youth. However, his violence ends after being arrested and placed in a Reclamation Treatment program where his…

Ever considered what a dystopian town where the totalitarian government’s idea to a perfect society is to brainwash its citizens would be like? A Clockwork Orange, written by Anthony Burgess, is a dystopian novel following the character of Alex. During the first part of the…

Childhood as Utter Horror in James Barrie’s Dystopia: Peter Pan Throughout their youth, children are almost always under the impression that those closest to them have a child’s best interest at heart. Furthermore, children are undoubtedly the most trusting of all creatures in the human…

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale was originally published in 1985. It is about many relevant topics including, human rights, fertility, fundamentalism, misogyny, gender inequality, and above all, power. The book is set at an unspecified future time period also known as the Gilead…