Anti-intellectualism in Dystopian Novels

Abstract

The actuality of the research is determined by the fact that dystopian novel is one of the most popular genres nowadays, because it reveals the problems of modern society and predicts how these problems destroy our universe if we don’t stop them. The aim of the article is to demonstrate the role of dystopian government in the dystopian world, to describe their activities and methods, specifically anti- intellectualism. According to the study, we have used the following methods: description and comparison. The research showed that dystopian government in all dystopian novels tries to create a powerful mechanism to control the population without pain and extra effort. This strong weapon in dystopian novels is anti-intellectualism. If the population is less educated, it will be easier to control them; it will be easier to make them believe as you wish. They burn books, destroy everything that can make people think differently. Difference is the biggest danger for the totalitarian government. The government uses a new language and religion to vanish this difference, to limit the ideas and to control the minds.

Key words: government, newspeak, mind control, dystopian society