“We traveled so far and your friendship meant everything. It was very difficult, but there were moments of beauty. Everything ends. I am not afraid.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven
Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in ‘a dark, nightmare world.' The term dystopia is defined as a society characterised by poverty, squalor or oppression and the theme is most commonly used in science fiction and speculative fiction genres.
The most popular definition of dystopian literature is that it is anti-Utopian. The genre challenges utopia's fundamental assumption of human perfectibility, arguing humanity's inherent flaws negate the possibility of constructing perfect societies. Dystopian literature is deliberately written to frighten the reader. Works of dystopian literature must walk a fine line between evoking the sensations of fear and inducing a sense of futility. By proving a completely perfect society is not possible - showing the awful results of what happens if the goal is social perfection rather than incremental social improvement - dystopia shocks the reader into accepting humanity's flaws as ineradicable and thereby working toward a better society rather than an ideal one. Full article
Questia by Ce,gage, 2016.
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Gregory Lum, Library Director
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Starting Monday, April 5, 2021:
Regular Hours:
All Digital Days -- Library is CLOSED
On Campus Days (typically Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday)
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed on weekends
and school holidays
The Clark Library is a haven for quiet study, research, and personal reading
There is
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allowed in the library.
Water is allowed.
Borrowing Books:
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If you want to cite an Internet source for any paper in any class at Jesuit, follow theInternet Acceptable Use Policy.
Technology Policy
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