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The Oxford English Dictionary defines “dystopia” as, “An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad.” Simply put, it is a futuristic, or present-day place in which society is controlled in undesired ways.

Wikipedia defines dystopia as, “The idea of a society generally of a speculative future, characterized by negative and anti-utopian elements varying from environmental, or political/social issues.”

The word itself is derived from the Greek, “dys,” which means bad or difficult. “Topia,” is a place or landscape. But, how can a society become a dystopia?

A “utopia” is an ideal or perfect society in present day or future times but is thought to be unachievable or non-existing. It is a vision of a much-improved world not yet in existence but better than the society we currently live in.

Though this very concept is revolutionary, “utopia” is often times referred to as “no place” because many of its characteristics are beyond actualization.