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ABSTRACT
Dystopia is real
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Dystopia projected in the books
of Lois Lowry has many similarities and differences which is the subject matter of B
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dissertation and thus, can be compared to each other
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Theories of deviance from different disciplines and meticulous observation of the
elements of different dystopia make this paper a very effective tool to study dystopian
projections
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The question of freedom and its suppression is faced by everyone once in a while
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A thorough reading
of the text would indicate that the author has subtly urged her readers to react with conscience
and give hope to make the world a better place
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It also takes into account the dystopia in the select novels and why the author
chooses to write it
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The Giver and
Gathering Blue project dystopia and its effects on the people
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In the third chapter of the dissertation, deviance and conformity are explained under
the purview of dystopian fiction
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Dystopia and utopia are the two sides of a coin
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Their
decision is carried out by generations
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They have populated nearly the whole world but the quality of life people left to live is
at stake
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Dystopia is a world where humankind has
developed a problem which they could not solve and the result degrades the quality of life
drastically
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These two concepts form major fiction genres
in literature
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Speculative fiction also includes dystopian
literature which is a response to utopian literature
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Dystopia raises real-world issues and makes the world aware of possible
threats in the near future to come
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The present thesis deals with the depiction of dystopia in the select novels of Lois Lowry
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Adolescence brings
emotions and questions about almost everything in minds of the young adults
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Young adults are the future of every country and their belief in morals will be the most fundamental
building blocks for future generations
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She connects it with her fictional dystopia
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Lowry's work deals with the futuristic
society which is first set in utopia and with time uncovers the real dystopian world
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Lowry has received many awards as the author of children fiction
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The present thesis compared the dystopia projected in her novels and shows the similarities and
differences in the lives of people living in those dystopic worlds
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1 LITERATURE REVIEW
Many critics have acknowledged Lowry’s contribution to the genre of dystopian literature for
children
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Some of the important studies carried out on Lowry’s novels are as
follows:
Kezang Nima in “Contextualising Freewill in Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver” finds that
the novel is significant to raise awareness in the society about free will, especially among children
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“Free will and
freedom are fundamental attributes for human beings to sustain and survive in this

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universe
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Susan Stewart in her article “A Return to Normal: Lois Lowry's The Giver” argued that the
dystopian novels serve as cultural critiques and as they are didactic, she suggests, “We can infer
that Lowry attempts to bring to our attention the issues that arise regarding race
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There is no basis for argumentation because,
with the exception of Jonas and The Giver, everyone seems relatively content with the
circumstances” (9)
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But this raises the question of whether the ending is
optimistic or not
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Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel “Brave New World” revolves around the conflict
between the choice of being happy with drugs and the choice of being unhappy with free will
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This helps the government to perpetuate its totalitarian governance
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Though drugs for happiness are not used the medication to suppress extreme
emotions is obligatory for everyone in the community
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This medication eliminated love, anger and
hatred from the lives of people
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She showed the dehumanising state of women due to

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the newly uprising power
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The work of birthing children for the regime is a job of a particular set of women, and
they were also ought to have intercourse at any time and number as per demand
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Birthing mothers are the only set of
women that are allowed to give birth to the children
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In both novels, this job is looked down upon by

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