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A dystopia is an imaginary future society that is severely dysfunctional. It is the inverse of an [[utopia]]. Dystopias are generally portrayed to be societies that completely bans certain freedoms, rights, way of life or thinking that would seem to hamper the governance of the dystopian societies. Such dystopias are usually authoritarian or totalitarian in nature, for example the government of Ingsoc in the novel [[1984]] by [[George Orwell]]. Dystopias are often portrayed in a post-war scenario. | A '''dystopia''' (alternatively refered to as a ''cacotopia''), is an imaginary future society that is severely dysfunctional. It is the inverse of an [[utopia]]. Dystopias are generally portrayed to be societies that completely bans certain freedoms, rights, way of life or thinking that would seem to hamper the governance of the dystopian societies. Such dystopias are usually authoritarian or totalitarian in nature, for example the government of Ingsoc in the novel [[1984]] by [[George Orwell]]. Dystopias are often portrayed in a post-war scenario. | ||
A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. Well known dystopian novels are ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]], "[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]" by [[George Orwell]] and "[[Fahrenheit 451]]" by [[Ray Bradbury]]. | A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. Well known dystopian novels are ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]], "[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]" by [[George Orwell]] and "[[Fahrenheit 451]]" by [[Ray Bradbury]]. | ||
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A dystopia (alternatively refered to as a cacotopia), is an imaginary future society that is severely dysfunctional. It is the inverse of an utopia. Dystopias are generally portrayed to be societies that completely bans certain freedoms, rights, way of life or thinking that would seem to hamper the governance of the dystopian societies. Such dystopias are usually authoritarian or totalitarian in nature, for example the government of Ingsoc in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Dystopias are often portrayed in a post-war scenario.
A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. Well known dystopian novels are Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell and "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.