Philip K.Dickand the Question of Dystopia and Utopia
Sayyed Ali Mirenayat1
and Elaheh Soofastaei2
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia1, 2
ABSTRACT
This paper demonstrates the question of utopia and dystopia, the issues of human conflicts with technology,
deterioration of society and nature vis-à-vis fanciful technological worlds, dystopian dominance of
technology over humans, and searching for redemption in Philip K. Dick’s novels. It also says about
disadvantages of mechanization of life and high-technology as a disastrous advancement which leads to
dystopian world. Technology is known as a double-edged sword and human usually thinks about the
beneficial and utopia-making edge of it, but Dick’s novels show his fears of war, social failure, emerging of
military technology and political struggles; and he portrays turning of life which is looking for a utopia
into a dystopia on the other edge of this sword.
KEY WORDS
Utopia, Dystopia, Science and Technology, Future Societies
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