Inter-Sectional Treatment of Gender and Sexuality in Dystopian Fiction

Abstract

The term 'Dystopia' is an outcome of writers' imaginative formation, envisioning a society where humans live contentedly with upright ethics and values. Dystopian fiction often explores social concerns like class, prejudice, poverty, violence, gender discrimination, rising criminality etc. D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Virginal Woolf along with Aldous Huxley can be identified as the chief exponents of the genre in real terms in the vicinity of English literature. D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Aldous Huxley are prominent authors who explored these themes in their works. Lawrence's novels, like Sons and Lovers and Women in Love, critique the dehumanizing effects of industrialization and mechanization. Joyce's Dubliners and Ulysses portray the struggles of women and the constraints of societal expectations.