What is a dystopian fiction ? Is '1984' a dystopian fiction?
The etymology of the word dystopia (dis-TOE-pee-uh) describes these settings succinctly but perfectly. By combining the Ancient Greek dys, meaning “bad” + topos, meaning “place,” dystopia literally means “bad place.”
Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that began as a response to utopian literature. A dystopia is an imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening. A dystopia is an antonym of a utopia, which is a perfect society.
What according to you is the central theme of this novel?
What do you understand by the term 'Orwellian' ?
Write in brief about 'newspeak' - and refer to Orwell & Pinter's essays ?
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