Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization,[1] totalitarian governments, environmental disaster,[2] or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society. Elements of dystopias may vary from environmental to political and social issues. Dystopian societies have culminated in a broad series of sub-genres of fiction and are often used to raise awareness of real-world issues regarding society, environment, politics, economics, religion, psychology, ethics, science, or technology that, if left unaddressed, could potentially lead to a dystopia-like condition in the future. For this reason, dystopias have taken the form of a multitude of speculations, such as pollution, poverty, societal collapse, political repression, or totalitarianism.
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What is a dystopia? For starters, here’s a look at some characteristics listed in Wikipedia. Read the article to see what the rest of the characteristics are:
- “Many dystopias found in fictional and artistic works present a utopian society with at least one fatal flaw.”
- “Some dystopian works emphasize the pressure to conform in terms of a requirement not to excel.”
- “Violence is prevalent in many dystopias.”
- “Concepts and symbols of religion may come under attack in a dystopia.”
