Characteristics Of A Dystopian Society

The word "dystopia" traces its roots back to the Greek word “dys,” meaning bad, and “topos,” meaning place. The government is never questioned by the citizens in a dystopian society. The people are either too scared to speak up against the injustices being performed in their society or become brainwashed. Bernard Marx from Brave New World and Winston Smith from 1984 are two different characters from two different dystopias. Both have been woken from the stupor of obedience their governments put them in and begin questioning their society. What they find is more dangerous, hopeless, and horrible than they could have imagined. Dystopian societies can be identified by the unique characteristics of its government by using examples from Brave New

When people organize, they are more likely to revolt. Therefore, all groups and religions are government controlled to keep this from happening. In Brave New World, Christianity has never been heard of by the citizens. Instead, the place of veneration is called The Soliditary Service, and they worship Henry Ford, the inventor of the assembly line that creates humans. Mustapha Mond, The World Controller, explains to John Savage that God puts a sense of nobility, humbleness, and self-denial in the people, and an organized society has no room for that kind of thinking. But what difference is there if the same religious leaders are those running the government. Anything that comes out of mouths of these leaders would be thought they came out of God’s own mouth and whatever they say goes. Mond tells John all the passionate feelings that come from God would disrupt a perfect society, so therefore, they got rid of Him, and replaced Him with a god that asked nothing of his people. Instead, this society replaces God with a god that wants whatever they believe is

The citizens of a utopia are blindfolded from fear, anxiety, and general negative aspects of human nature. A utopia can be generalized as a perfect society. There is another, more appalling type of society, that of a dystopia. A dystopia is not a fairyland nor the promised-land like the utopia is; it looks at the anarchy, chaos, disorder, and rebellions of a society. Everyone knows how many wars were fought, how much bloodshed was waisted, and how many lives were lost from Holy Wars and religion within itself. Having a utopia being led by any religion is a sure way to have the perfect