Voices of Dissent · Political Literature

Dystopian Fiction as Social Warning

Examining how speculative fiction serves as a critique of contemporary political and social trends.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do dystopian authors often focus on the control of language as a means of totalitarian power?
  2. 2How does the exaggeration of current social issues in fiction help readers see their own reality more clearly?
  3. 3To what extent is the protagonist in a dystopia a symbol of individual agency against the collective?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9ELA11LT01AC9ELA11LY04
Year: Year 11
Subject: English
Unit: Voices of Dissent
Period: Political Literature

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