Walter M. Miller, Jr., saw the publication of the first of his Leibowitz short stories in 1955. His story about a brotherhood of monks and their connection to a long-dead scientist amid the ruins of civilization was a landmark in… Read More ›
dystopian literature
Analysis of Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange
An innovative and violent three-part novel that formed the basis for an equally provocative 1971 film adaptation of the same name, A Clockwork Orange portrays a dystopian near-future world. Alex, a teenager who leads a small gang on violent forays… Read More ›
Analysis of Samuel Butler’s Erewhon
Samuel Butler’s Erewhon took its place in an honored tradition as satire against what Butler perceived as the intellectual, emotional, and moral stagnation of English society and human nature in general. Revolting against the Victorian values that negatively affected English… Read More ›
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