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THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APOCALYPSE IN THE DYSTOPIAN FICTIONS: MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN AND ALDOUS HUXLEY'S BRAVE NEW WORLD

Cilt: 45 Sayı: 1 29 Haziran 2021
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THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APOCALYPSE IN THE DYSTOPIAN FICTIONS: MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN AND ALDOUS HUXLEY'S BRAVE NEW WORLD

Abstract

This study aims to focus on the concepts of science, technology, and apocalypse in dystopian novels. Dystopian fiction has lately become an important literary genre within speculative fiction in English and Contemporary World Literature. It is not possible to think of dystopian fiction apart from the utopian tradition, which has a long oral and written history. Therefore, In this study, after focusing on the similarities and differences of dystopian and utopian fiction, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, both of which contributed to the development of dystopian fiction as a subgenre of science fiction, will be discussed separately. Actually, it will be argued not only how both authors deal with science, technology, and apocalyptic elements in their novels but also how they criticize their own societies through the dystopian vision of these works. Moreover, the societies depicted by Shelley and Huxley will be debated to demonstrate the visible or invisible ties to the 'authority', which is thought to be the potential perpetrator of the feelings of fear, suffering and helplessness that permeate the societies.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Haziran 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Nisan 2021

Kabul Tarihi

15 Haziran 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Cilt: 45 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Tatar, S. (2021). THE ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APOCALYPSE IN THE DYSTOPIAN FICTIONS: MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN AND ALDOUS HUXLEY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 45(1), 257-268. https://izlik.org/JA83ZD44JW