Thèmes de la littérature dystopique

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Examples of dystopian themes ?

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Dark side of technology + oppression under totalitarian regimes + environmental disasters + loss of individuality

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Is dystopian fiction still popular today?

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Yes, it has been on the rise for decades.

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Details about 1984 ?

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G. Orwell / 1947 / Amazon's best-seller list

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What do you understand about The Hunger Games ?

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Suzanne Collins

• + remained on the NY Times best-seller list for more than five consecutive years

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What is dystopian literature?

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It is 'a type of speculative fiction, a genre that deviates from reality as we know it and allows for infinite possibilities.'

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What is a dystopia?

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It is 'an imagined state where life for the average person is frightening and terrible, and where there is great suffering within society or the community. The worst has already happened.' This differs from apocalyptic fiction with zombies.

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What does a dystopian society look like?

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From the outside, it may seem quite stable, but behind the curtain, it suffers under extreme oppressive ideals.

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According to Donna Roberts, what does dystopian fiction focus on?

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'It focuses as an underlying message on societal political structures and the effects they have on individuals and groups.'

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What is highlighted as clearly problematic in dystopian literature?

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mass surveillance + technology

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Can we consider that speculation could become our reality?

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This is indeed what Margaret Atwood thinks when she says that 'speculative fiction could really happen'. The journalist explains/adds that it is 'the world we live in, but with a terrible twist'.