{"id":6552,"date":"2018-07-16T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=6552"},"modified":"2018-04-26T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T19:23:44","slug":"dystopian-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/dystopian-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Compare and Contrast 4 Popular Dystopian Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve watched the movies Divergent<\/i>, The Hunger Games<\/i>, or Maze Runner<\/i> and thought, “Whoa, these are amazingly original stories! Why hasn\u2019t someone thought of this before?\u201d <\/i>you might be surprised to learn that this type of story is nothing new.<\/p>\n

Stories with dystopian themes have been around for a long <\/i>time.<\/p>\n

What you probably won\u2019t <\/i>be surprised to learn is that analyzing and writing about dystopian literature has been around for about as long as the literature itself.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re reading this post, I <\/i>wouldn\u2019t be surprised to learn that you\u2019re planning to write about dystopian literature\u2014specifically dystopian short stories.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re in need of a little help choosing stories and narrowing your focus<\/a>, here are four popular dystopian short stories to compare and contrast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Little About the Dystopian World<\/h2>\n

Dystopia is pretty much the opposite of utopia.<\/p>\n

While a utopian world means people live in peace and harmony with all the joy they could hope for, a dystopian world means that people live in a world that’s full of fear, oppression, and control.<\/p>\n

Sure, upon first glance, a dystopian world looks awesome. After all, someone (like the government or a corporation) has made a world that seems<\/i> to be everything its citizens could ask for. But in reality, people dream of (and often fight for) a better existence.<\/p>\n

This general premise of dystopian society holds true in just about all dystopian literature.<\/p>\n

A Brief Reminder About Compare and Contrast Essays<\/h2>\n

On the surface, compare and contrast essays seem super-easy because all you need to do is pick things and start writing about how they\u2019re the same and how they\u2019re different, right?<\/p>\n

Not quite. While you do<\/i> need to establish points to both compare and contrast, your paper needs to have a focus.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I mean.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re writing a compare and contrast essay about two restaurants, you can\u2019t just start comparing the atmosphere, the food, the prices, the staff, and the location. Without focus, you\u2019re just writing a list of random points about the restaurant.<\/p>\n

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To create a well-written essay, establish a focus. Choose three or four key points that you can connect to the focus<\/a> of your paper.<\/p>\n

For instance, if you\u2019re comparing restaurants, your paper might examine food, atmosphere, and prices. You’d base your comparisons on something like whether the restaurant is kid-friendly or whether it would make a great place for a first date.<\/p>\n

Need more tips on writing a compare and contrast essay? Read these posts:<\/p>\n