Dystopian
Oppressed, bleak societies where the future doesn't look so bright... it's survival of the fittest, under constant surveillance.
Key Elements of Dystopian fiction:
Propaganda often used to control the citizens - Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted - A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society - Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance and fear the outside world - Citizens conform to uniform expectations - Individuality and dissent are bad - The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Language Features of Dystopian Fiction:
Repetition of phrases /slogans - Can occupy a range of narrative perspectives and view points - Can use an anti-hero as the protagonist - Employs irony, criticism, foreshadowing - Allusion can include biblical, historical
A selection of dystopian novels in the College Library are listed below:
The Handmaid's Tale by 
Brave New World by
Largely set in a futuristic World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist.
