What Are Dystopian Teens

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Dystopian Literature In Teens Dystopian stories are very popular with our generation. Such films and novels includes Twilight, The Maze Runner, The Matrix, The Hunger Games, Divergent, RoboCop, Total Recall, I, Robot, The Giver, Fahrenheit 451, and Animal Farm. I believe that teens like these texts in the format of novels and films are so popular because they can relate to the morals of the texts. Or because the texts have very interesting, appealing, or entertaining plot lines. Dystopian texts are common among teens because they can relate to the struggle the hero feels. One of these dystopian texts is, “Anthem”, by Ayn Rand. The main protagonist is named Equality. Everyone in this world can’t think for themselves, they have to think for
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