The Representation of the Individual

Abstract

This thesis analyses how dystopian societies work along with oppression, terror and torture. The novels warn the readers against a world governed by propaganda, surveillance and censorship, also about the dangers of totalitarianism. These books are critiques of totalitarian dictatorships and of the relationship between the individual and society. The citizens are trying to stay alive, rebel against the rules and form some kind of relationship, even though they live in a society filled with manipulative lies. They have to live and survive in an environment that is designed against them and their individual freedom.