English Literature IGCSE
Dystopia
What Dystopia means in English Literature IGCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Dystopia
An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
Topics that use Dystopia
- Klara and the Sun (Pearson Edexcel IGCSE)
Related terms
- Dramatic Irony
- First-person limited narrator
- Free Indirect Discourse
- Juxtaposition
- Motif
- Post-Humanism
- Defamiliarisation
Using Dystopia in the exam
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