Dystopian literature is probably my all-time favorite genre.
I even wrote my bachelor thesis on the subject- at first I wanted to prove that
dystopian literature is a genre in its own right, separate from science
fiction, but when I couldn’t find enough sources to back up my claim, I decided
to focus on another aspect of the subgenre- and I was very pleased with the
outcome. Lowry’s The Giver was one of
the novels I used for my arguments. The story, published in 1993, featuring a
young boy expected to carry an immense burden for a community that is
unfeeling, still resonates with readers nowadays, making it a modern classic. More
after the jump.
