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Utopian/Dystopian Fiction Roots

Utopian/Dystopian Fiction Roots. Kathryn Hill. Utopian Literature Origins. Utopia means “no place” in Greek Eutopia means “good place” in Greek Perfect harmony Thomas More coined term Utopia inspired by Plato’s Republic Republic is an outline of an idyllic society and political system.

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Utopian/Dystopian Fiction Roots

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  1. Utopian/Dystopian Fiction Roots Kathryn Hill

  2. Utopian Literature Origins • Utopia means “no place” in Greek • Eutopia means “good place” in Greek • Perfect harmony • Thomas More coined term • Utopia inspired by Plato’s Republic • Republic is an outline of an idyllic society and political system

  3. Types of Utopias • Ecological • Economic • Political • Religious • Feminist

  4. Dystopian Literature Origins • An offshoot of Utopian Literature (opposite) • Characterized by oppression and corruption • Usually a warning against a potentially harmful trend

  5. More Examples • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley • The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells • It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis • That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis • Animal Farm by George Orwell • The Lottery by Shirley Jackson • Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell[8 • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury[4] • Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand[ • Neuromancer by William Gibson • The Giver by Lois Lowry[ • Uglies by Scott Westerfeld • There is a very long list on Wikipedia!

  6. Thomas Pynchon Foreword • Orwell used his dystopian novel “to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose” • Clearly a warning of the dangers of socialism • Used Stalin and Trotsky as inspiration • Embodiment of “Orwell’s despair over the postwar state of “Socialism””

  7. 1984 • Dystopian novel • Corrupt, totalitarian government • Oppressed society • Inequality • Warning against totalitarianism

  8. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_literature • http://www.lukemastin.com/utopia/

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