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A dystopia is the opposite of a utopia, and can mean a utopia that has become corrupt. This can be seen in George Orwell's book 1984. and Aldous Huxley's book Brave New World. A dystopia often has many problems, such as poverty, pollution, or a cruel ruler.

A frequent theme is a place that is supposed to be a beautiful and perfect utopia, but where something unforseen ruins it.

Images for kids

  • Kowloon Walled City

    Life in Kowloon Walled City has often inspired the dystopian identity in modern media works.

  • Bailout, 2013, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm. Painting by Sebastián Picker

    From the series Examinations of Dystopia. Painting by artist Sebastián Picker.

  • Zbigniew Libera - Wyjście ludzi z miast (2010)

    People Leaving the Cities, photo art by Zbigniew Libera, imagines a dystopian future in which people have to leave dying metropolises

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