Essays on Dystopia

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…

At the end of the twentieth century, society saw a massive boom in technological advancements. By the start of the twenty-first century, suddenly everyone was connected due to the creation of the World Wide Web. These massive changes brought about a major shift in the…

The Evolution of Dystopia fiction: From fear to freedom Dystopian fiction is a relatively new genre of literature that has evolved a significant amount since its emergence. 1984 is a novel that helped form the genre by presenting ideas that were previously unseen in literature….

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…

As soon as there comes the topic about a society, people often tend to view the positive things about it rather than the negative. This is where Utopia and Dystopia makes an entrance, since the positive aspects of a society makes it a Utopian society…