English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Lois Lowry, Utopian And Dystopian Fiction, Berlin Wall
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Lowry uses ordinary details in the early chapters (going to school, riding a bike) In the giver, we find an example of a particular sub-genre of fantasy: dystopian fiction. Utopia is the title of sir thomas more"s sixteenth-century depiction of an ideal society; dystopian fiction, by contrast, focuses on a nightmarish vision of the future. Sometimes the nightmare is of a world of chaos and disorder, such as the one we see in. The road, a recent book which takes place in a world of violence that emerges from the collapse of the social order. More often, however, dystopias depict a world of strict, excessive order: george orwell"s nineteen eighty-four, for instance, depicts a world of constant surveillance and repression, where big brother is a symbol of state control over all aspects of life. The giver is an interesting novel because it combines utopian and dystopian elements. Jonas"s world may have emerged from our own.