... burning society is a logical projection of the world of 1950's middle class America. A key theme of dystopia has always been oppression and rebellion. The oppressors are almost always much more powerful than the rebels. Consequently, dystopian tales often become studies in survival. In Neuromancer (William Gibson, 1984) it is simply a question of staying alive; in Brave New World (Aldous Huxley, 1936) it is a question ... reach the same heights. The rediscovery and reassessment of William Morris" News From Nowhere (1890), which set the ecotopian template, inspired Aldous Huxley to revisi...

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... personality that was troubled by mood swings that became worse after his participation in the war. This traumatic combat led to Gurney's change of thinking and transformation of language, evoking a new broken stream of expression and consciousness, attributes of modernism (10). His first collection of poetry, "Seven and Somme" (1917) reflects his experience during the war and his love ... final years. Additionally, when analyzing "The Silent One," Gurney's transformation in self-expression is furthered conveyed as his experience with World War 1 has progressed. "The Silent One," summari...

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