Although the genre of Dystopian literature existed before Yevgeny Zamyatin, credit for the creation of the most recent version of it is owed to him. Zamyatin’s We is considered by many people to be the birth of dystopian literature. Largely influenced by Yevgeny Zamyatin, who wrote We, Orwell used many of the same themes and motifs. Orwell wrote the novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four under the genre of Dystopian literature. Nineteen Eighty-Four captures the true definition of dystopian literature, allows authors to consider writing in that genre, and inspires many other dystopian novels. Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in 'a dark, nightmare world.' The term dystopia is defined as a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression and the theme is most commonly used in science fiction and speculative fiction genres. Dystopian literature depicts a fallen society existing under total government control. The complete opposite of utopian literature, dystopian…show more content… Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four after the end of World War II with a fear of what society might become like if freedom was taken away and the government gained complete control. Even though dystopian literature is not real, it has a truth to it in that we should be careful of who we allow to govern our society and not give them the power to tell us how to think and feel. Authors like to give their readers a place to escape, becoming enthralled in a dystopian novel, readers are able to enjoy the drama without worrying about it being their own. By giving us characters we can relate to authors are able to capture our attention and we become so engrossed in the novel, reading line after line to see who survives and whether or not they can turn their horrible society into a more positive place
