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September 28, 2019
The Lathe of Heaven Analysis Dystopian Novel by Ralph K Jones
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin is not your typical dystopian novel. Instead of dealing with warring factions and subversive individuals, the story explores the great mystery that is the dream state, and how trying to manipulate it is akin to playing with fire. The events of this story boil down to one essential question: if one’s dreams have the power to alter reality, will the world become a utopia, or the realization of a nightmare?
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The Lathe of Heaven Analysis by Ralph K Jones
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin is not your typical dystopian novel. Instead of dealing with warring factions and subversive individuals, the story explores the great mystery that is the dream state, and how trying to manipulate it is akin to playing with fire. The events of this story boil down to one essential question: if one’s dreams have the power to alter reality, will the world become a utopia, or the realization of a nightmare?
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Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We depicts a futuristic society in which all of humanity is reduced to mere cogs in a machine. The entirety of human life is summed up as the result of mathematical equations, and the individual ceases to have any value. Zamyatin’s jarring rendition of a world stripped of freedom becomes even more disturbing when one realizes how it mirrored Soviet society at the time, and how it accurately predicted the outward expansion of oppressive ideologies.
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Zamyatin’sYevgeny Zamyatin’s We Analysis by Ralph K Jones
Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We depicts a futuristic society in which all of humanity is reduced to mere cogs in a machine. The entirety of human life is summed up as the result of mathematical equations, and the individual ceases to have any value. Zamyatin’s jarring rendition of a world stripped of freedom becomes even more disturbing when one realizes how it mirrored Soviet society at the time, and how it accurately predicted the outward expansion of oppressive ideologies.
The dystopian society of We...
Zamyatin’sDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Dystopian Novel Analysis by Ralph K Jones
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Novel by Philip K. Dick tells of a bleak world in which the planet Earth has been left to rot after a devastating nuclear war. In the aftermath of the war, most animal species have gone extinct, and people now measure their worth in society by the kind of animals they own. Furthermore, fugitive androids are tracked down by bounty hunters looking to make a quick buck, all so they can purchase exotic animals of...
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Analysis by Ralph K Jones
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Novel by Philip K. Dick tells of a bleak world in which the planet Earth has been left to rot after a devastating nuclear war. In the aftermath of the war, most animal species have gone extinct, and people now measure their worth in society by the kind of animals they own. Furthermore, fugitive androids are tracked down by bounty hunters looking to make a quick buck, all so they can purchase exotic animals of...
September 27, 2019
Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian Novel Analysis by Ralph K Jones
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury takes place in a near-future dystopian society where instead of putting out fires, firemen are tasked with burning every last book they can find. Reading or owning books is against the law, and instead, much more tolerable forms of media are appreciated by the public; that being, anything and everything that is without substance. In this dystopia, the true rebels are the books themselves.
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The Giver Dystopian Novel Analysis by Ralph K Jones
The Giver by Lois Lowry depicts a world that has been deprived of both pain and joy. While the members of the community appear to lead happy lives, it is reiterated several times throughout the novel that they know nothing of the true human experience, the good and the bad. The Giver teaches us that although life can be exceedingly painful, the good makes it all worth it in the end.
The Giver takes place in a society where the natural order of life is suppressed. Peo...
The Giver Analysis by Ralph K Jones
The Giver by Lois Lowry depicts a world that has been deprived of both pain and joy. While the members of the community appear to lead happy lives, it is reiterated several times throughout the novel that they know nothing of the true human experience, the good and the bad. The Giver teaches us that although life can be exceedingly painful, the good makes it all worth it in the end.
The Giver takes place in a society where the natural order of life is suppressed. Peo...
Animal Farm Dystopian Novel Analysis by Ralph K Jones
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a brilliant satire of the dystopian genre. Through the perspective of farmhouse animals, we are able to witness the development of a totalitarian regime from beginning to end, all with shocking parallels to human life. In fact, these parallels all converge on a poignant conclusion in this regard, but more on that later.
The story of Animal Farm begins with a group of farm animals coming together to listen to the wise words of Major, an aging pig. He tell...
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