Top 5 Dystopian Fictions2/21/2023 Whether it’s a world where havoc and catastrophe rule or a sci-fi where technology makes human its slave, dystopian fictions never fail to amuse us. They have an entire paradigm of what’s going on in the society. It’s a didactic as well as a social document. Because of their left-me-at-the-edge-of-my-seat scenarios, they are a hallmark of distinction in the literary world. Here are top 5 dystopian fictions that have been a fairly consistent outpour of potential visions in the world of literature: Fahrenheit 451: It’s a book about books written by Ray Bradbury. The story describes a 30 year old fireman named Guy Montag. A man who doesn’t put out fires but rather sets them. He hates books and the idea of disseminating knowledge. He lives in a society governed by conformity and ignorance and where propagation of knowledge is a crime. The story describes his transition from a book burning man to a book reading rebel. The Time Machine: It is a dystopian fiction written by H.G Wells. The story describes a Victorian scientist who builds a time machine and flees off on it into the future where he discovers a world driven by childlike people. As he is about to go back, he realizes his time machine is gone. It is a book filled with immense thrill and grim realities of life. It is my personal favorite and I loved how wells pen pictures the dark society of Victorian era. Brave New World: Another hallmark in the league of dystopia is brave new world by Aldous Huxley. Huxley engineers a carefree world with well-fed citizens. The futuristic world is called the world state which is led by science and efficiency. The children are led out of emotions and individuality and are made to dwell on dependency. It is a very interesting read and throws light on mass production and Fordism and the fact that how tragic silencing ones voice can be. The Lord of the Flies: When humans don’t have many resources to feed on they start to feed on each other. This very cannibalistic dilemma has been shown by William Golding through his novel by describing the story of a bunch of British boys who are marooned on an unknown island. Till their stay on the island until they get any help, they create their own society- the one they come from and the paranoia swells up as things from the young boys go out of hand. Orxy and Crake: Margaret Atwoods’s skills leave us in awe with her deft skills of writing. in Oryx and crake, she tells the story of two friends who discover something peculiar on the internet during their teenage years. Many years pass by and crake becomes a scientist and tries his hand in genetic experimentation in an obsession to ruin the human society. What will he do? Will he be able to achieve his aim, if so then how? Although all of the works aforementioned include details of destructive reality yet it is worth reading. If dystopians are you cup of tea, make your you start your journey by reading these books! Rabiya Mazharis a 19-year-old undergraduate student of English literature with psychology at GC University, Lahore. she is a freelance writer and a journalist at Blueblood International newspaper. Rabiya is an enthusiastic and devoted person.
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