Dystopian
Defining dystopian novels is easy. It has become the most
favoured genre by teens in the world. Some examples of dystopian novels
include: The Hunger Games, Divergent, Noughts and Crosses, 1984 and many more.
So what do all these books have in common? Well for starters they
all have a strong protagonist. It is always clear who will carry out the story
whether it be Tris or Sephy and Callum. These heroes and heroines live in a
futuristic universe where there may be a different government (like in 1984)
customary rules and regulations (Hunger Games), being categorised (Divergent)
or missing something that is natural in daily life (The Knife of Never Letting
Go).
So all these books, although they may seem incredibly different,
have one thing in common, they are all completely different to life today.
That’s why they are fiction and thus dystopian. They are usually set in a
futuristic society where there is a major complication (annual child murdering
games, branding, lack of secrecy and a controlling government) so while a
dystopian it is obviously different in many aspects, it keeps just enough from
the current world, to have the potential to be realistic. In other words, the
plot is not so warped and ridiculous that it could be classified as“fantasy”,
yet not so sophisticated to be “sci-fi”. It is lying on the border of realism by
containing real situations and real human expressions.
Usually set in a futuristic universe,
the heroes come across a problem caused by a major force (mainly the authorities
or government) and are usually involved in a rebellion of some kind. Usually the
main character or another supporting character, hates the way the authorities
are controlling them. The climax, or at least the crux of a dystopian novel, is
the war that takes place. For example, in Hunger Games, the final book ends with
a catastrophic war between the rebels in the Districts and the
Capitol.
Happy Reading :)
favoured genre by teens in the world. Some examples of dystopian novels
include: The Hunger Games, Divergent, Noughts and Crosses, 1984 and many more.
So what do all these books have in common? Well for starters they
all have a strong protagonist. It is always clear who will carry out the story
whether it be Tris or Sephy and Callum. These heroes and heroines live in a
futuristic universe where there may be a different government (like in 1984)
customary rules and regulations (Hunger Games), being categorised (Divergent)
or missing something that is natural in daily life (The Knife of Never Letting
Go).
So all these books, although they may seem incredibly different,
have one thing in common, they are all completely different to life today.
That’s why they are fiction and thus dystopian. They are usually set in a
futuristic society where there is a major complication (annual child murdering
games, branding, lack of secrecy and a controlling government) so while a
dystopian it is obviously different in many aspects, it keeps just enough from
the current world, to have the potential to be realistic. In other words, the
plot is not so warped and ridiculous that it could be classified as“fantasy”,
yet not so sophisticated to be “sci-fi”. It is lying on the border of realism by
containing real situations and real human expressions.
Usually set in a futuristic universe,
the heroes come across a problem caused by a major force (mainly the authorities
or government) and are usually involved in a rebellion of some kind. Usually the
main character or another supporting character, hates the way the authorities
are controlling them. The climax, or at least the crux of a dystopian novel, is
the war that takes place. For example, in Hunger Games, the final book ends with
a catastrophic war between the rebels in the Districts and the
Capitol.
Happy Reading :)
List of Dystopian Novels
Hunger Games Trilogy – Suzanne Collins
Divergent Trilogy – Veronica
Roth
Matched – Ally Condie
Legend – Marie Lu
1984
- George Orwell
Maze Runner – James
Dashner
A clock work orange
-Antony Burges
Brave New world – Aldus Huxley
Uglies – Scott Westerfield
Divergent Trilogy – Veronica
Roth
Matched – Ally Condie
Legend – Marie Lu
1984
- George Orwell
Maze Runner – James
Dashner
A clock work orange
-Antony Burges
Brave New world – Aldus Huxley
Uglies – Scott Westerfield