Szabó Anna: Dreams and nightmares of the future: utopia and dystopia in H. G. Wells' The time machine. In: Papers in English and American studies : Tomus XXV. - Distinguished Szeged student papers 2024, (25). pp. 185-202. (2024)
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Dystopia is a well-known term, but its definition is a bit more complicated. Although it is frequently considered to be the opposite of utopia, this paper argues that it is not just a negative version of it. The two concepts possess deep generic connections and share some of their features, namely that they react to the same phenomena occurring in the times and societies of their creation and that both of them try to warn their audiences. Although their roots and objectives are the same, they achieve their goals from two different perspectives. Utopias criticize their own times through emphasizing a perfect outcome that may be achieved if humans are willing to work for it. Dystopias, however, stress the fears of a given society and present a repulsive future with the aim of deterring the audience from their possible accomplishment. I also want to argue that utopias are not absolutely perfect and they consist of certain amount of ambivalence, and that this is the main reason why dystopias can use them as starting points. Although later dystopian stories are also going to be referred to, I chose H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine as the primary illustration for my ideas. The reason for this is that this narrative thoroughly presents the generic relations between utopias and dystopias and displays the primary function of utopias and dystopias: namely to motivate their audiences to work for improvement.
| Mű típusa: | Könyv része |
|---|---|
| Befoglaló folyóirat/kiadvány címe: | Papers in English and American studies : Tomus XXV. - Distinguished Szeged student papers 2024 |
| Dátum: | 2024 |
| Kötet: | 25 |
| ISSN: | 0230-2780 |
| ISBN: | 978-963-306-983-7 |
| Oldalak: | pp. 185-202 |
| Sorozat neve: | Acta Universitatis Szegediensis de Attila József nominatae : papers in english and american studies |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| Közreműködők: | Közreműködés Név NEM RÉSZLETEZETT Wells Herbert George |
| Kiadó: | Institute of English & American Studies (IEAS) |
| Kiadás helye: | Szeged |
| Befoglaló mű URL: | https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/86284/ |
| Kulcsszavak: | Angol irodalom története - 19-20. sz., Műelemzés - angol |
| Megjegyzések: | Bibliogr.: p. 201-202. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven |
| Szakterület: | 06. Bölcsészettudományok 06. Bölcsészettudományok > 06.02. Nyelvek és irodalom |
| Feltöltés dátuma: | 2025. már. 21. 10:12 |
| Utolsó módosítás: | 2025. már. 21. 10:12 |
| URI: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/86779 |
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