Impact Of Dystopian Literature

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Dystopian Literature Impact
“The future ain’t what it used to be”(Yogi Berra). Back in the 1960’s the future is full of promise and excitement. Looking at The Jetsons, flying cars, robot maids, and happy, healthy living is far and wide. The outcome of the far future is positive, and people are eager to live in the time to come. In contrast, the present has a grim outlook of what the future has in store. Unlike The Jetsons, the future is perceived as scary and almost inevitable. Dystopian literature captures a frightening prediction of the future; despite the daunting content, dystopian literature has gained colossal popularity in the generation. Dystopian stories like The Giver by Lois Lowry and Anthem by Ayn Rand are impacting this generation by presenting questions
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Dystopian literature proposes questions about the present by drawing parallels from the themes and problems that are being played out in the story, to themes and issues people face in the real world. For the duration of The Giver the characters surrounding Jonas and the Giver convey the impression that they have duller emotions than Jonas and the Giver. To Jonas having raw emotions is exceptional; to characters like his father don’t see anything wrong with his emotional state. Jonas’s father perception that he has everything he needs proposes the question of humans missing something they need in life. Humans could have lost what they are missing by focusing on one’s single life disconnects them from the rest of humanity. In Anthem the society is run by series of councils. Equality 7-2521 wants to be a Scholar,