Have you ever thought about how dangerously close we are to a dystopia? No? Well, you're gonna! In this episode Cat takes you through some of the most common dystopian tropes and shows how we see them in our society today. I know what you're thinking...yes, this will relate back to capitalism. Get psyched!

Sources:

https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Dystopia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction#:~:text=Half%2DLife%20series.-,History%20of%20dystopian%20fiction,a%20response%20to%20utopian%20fiction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four#Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale#Plot_summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-history-of-the-dystopian-novel-actually-begins-with-a-book-about-the-perfect-society-7554444

https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451#Plot_summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies#Plot

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a33395427/cosmetic-procedure-hoarding-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_1_(2011)