Description
The dystopian novel is a sub-genre of science fiction that emerged during the turn of the twentieth century, which has remained popular throughout the last century. The primary aim of dystopian fiction is disputable, and varies from author to author. While it is important to acknowledge that not all dystopian science fiction writing aims to accomplish the same outcomes, there are certain trends that can be found in a majority of popular dystopian fiction. For example, dystopian literature often aims to alert the reader of some particular crisis, and then concludes by encouraging the reader to take action in attempt to correct this crisis. In many dystopias, there seems to be a great deal of concern over consciousness-raising, but the approaches to achieving this goal vary significantly. By closely examining M. T. Anderson's Feed and Linh Dinh's Jam Alerts, and comparing these works to one another, we can begin to recognize the differences between conservative and progressive dystopian literature, and why these distinctions are important.
