Nowadays, when we think of the future, half of us think the world will break, and AI will take over, and half of us think that it’s going to be great, and we will live happily, everything will have a cure, and we will basically be immortal. To me, however, it’s not Dystopian, and it’s […]
Tag: Dystopian
Dystopian Fiction Challenges Readers to Ask, “What Would I Do?”
When it comes to books, one of my favorite genres to read is dystopian. They always have you think about if you were in that version of the world, what would you do in that situation. Hunger Games, for example, I think about what faction I would be born into, and if I had happened […]
YA Books Shaped Gen Z Politics
Everyone is wondering why Gen Z is so politically active and outspoken, but the answer is clear. We didn’t just grow up reading about dystopias, we were learning how to fight them. Books like “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” were our childhood, so it’s really not too surprising that we don’t sit back in times […]
Books That Should Be Taught in English Class
Every American student who had to sit through English class from Kindergarten to 12th grade knows the usual suspects: “Romeo and Juliet,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Fahrenheit 451” and more. Don’t get me wrong, these novels are extraordinary and have their place as some of the best novels written, but I think […]
