Dystopia Essay Samples and Topic Ideas

dystopia in “the giver” as “a metaphor for racism” in the real world (1). In response to Lea’s question, this paper will examine the world created in Lowry’s novel “Gathering Blue” and its implications in the real world. In “Gathering Blue”, readers experience a world in which the society rejects those who are weak e.g. Kira who is lame and orphaned. This society is ruled by authoritative people i.e. the Council of Guardians, who have the power to decide who lives and who dies. This world also seems to be chaotic which is displayed in the extract “Kira continued through the crowds, past the food shops and the noise of bickering, bargaining women… (Lowry, 53). In this...