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In the 20th century, Zamyatin’s We , Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s Ninteen eighty-four were called for“The Dystopian Trilogy”in western literature, which came out earlier to be mistaken as irony and critical Soviet socialist system, but in fact, three works focus on human freedoms and rights. Modern technology civilization and ration brings human development not only for comfort and convenice, but also caused alienation, modern non-free awkward situation: As a social subject, and excessive dependence on the person to submit to the physical object that is; Indifference between people, relationships diaphragm; Science and technology support more efficient totalitarian rule; Material interests of our spiritual beliefs driven the flaw.“The Dystopian Trilogy”, It is a expression of this kind of science, ration, beliefs and also questioned and criticism from the totalitarian political, religious utopia and philosophy of absurdity revealed utopia thought and utopianism.Of the 20th century,“The Dystopian Trilogy”generation has a profound ideological origins and practical factors, Intuitionism from Schopenhauer, the development of Nietzsche’s strong will and superman theory, Bergson’s philosophy of life, Sartre’s“freedom of choice”, to Freud’s psychoanalysis, western irrationalism tendency of civilization gradually replace the blind self-confidence and absolute rational belief; Two world wars, economic crisis, Stalin’s dictatorship, the Cold War, commonly destroyed the human freedom, democracy, justice, faith, and the close, unity of original relation among people also be replaced by indifference, aloofness. Veteran capitalism and emerging socialist system have failed to bring about happiness and hope, advanced civilization achievements which was made by science and technology revolution gradually exposed its drawbacks, it is necessary for human to re-know themselves, realize the world. Dystopian idea is one way to explore the human spirit.Everything has its two sides, Dystopian thought is waking up the world, thinking the future of humanity and the meaning of life, but also has limitations. Under the influence of“The Dystopian Trilogy”, more people begin to reflect on now, think about the future, a series of excellent dystopian literature works and dystopian movies come out, this kind of works that pay attention to the dystopian future society has become one of the important recognized subjects of science-fiction works, is providing a positive inspiration to mankind.In the future path of development, human is inevitable to face realistic crisis and spiritual dilemmas, which both need to provide us with lofty utopian social ideals and strong spiritual beliefs, but also need dystopian thought for all of us to wake-up and call for us to deal with possible errors and crises from time to time. In order to create a man and nature, man and society, man and themself harmonious and healthy development of Civilization view, will be the direction for mankind to develop.
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