Dystopian Literature Discussion Questions

Is Brave New World in any way realistic. Or, is it too far-fetched Is Brave New World in any way realistic? Or, is it too far-fetched? Explain.

Which current trends, social norms, or political systems Brave New World criticize?

What lessons about the world or life can be learned from Brave New World?

Which types of control are being used. Technological. Corporate Which types of control are being used? Technological? Corporate? Moral/religious? Totalitarian? Military? Explain.

In A Clockwork Orange, a character asks, “Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?” What are your thoughts on this statement?

Reflect on the following quotation: “Dystopian fiction is what happens when you take what happens to marginalized people and apply it to everyone.”