O texto analisa, inicialmente, as representações em comunicação e educação nos textos distópicos Nós (1924), de Evgueny Zamiatin, Admirável Mundo Novo (1932), de Aldous Huxley, 1984 (1949), de George Orwell, Revolução no Futuro (1952), de Kurt Vonnegut Jr. e Fahrenheit 451 (1953), de Ray de Bradbury. Juntamente com as análises são apresentadas as caracterÃsticas básicas da distopia. Como forma de atualizar a discussão sobre a temática, é acrescentada a análise de Jogos Vorazes (2008), de Suzanne Collins. Com esse conjunto de textos é possÃvel apresentar um painel que revela a força da literatura distópica como forma de reflexão crÃtica sobre a sociedade em diferentes momentos da história.
This article analyzes, firstly, the representations in both communication and education in dystopic texts such as We (1924), by Eugene Zamiatin, Brave New World (1932), by Aldous Huxley, 1984 (1949), by George Orwell, Player Piano (1952), by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Fahrenheit 451 (1953), by Ray Bradbury. Along with the analyses, some basic characteristics of dystopia are presented and discussed. As a way to bring the discussion of this theme to the present, an analysis of The Hunger Games (2008), by Suzanne Collins, is included. Such collection of texts renders it possible to show how powerful the literature of dystopia was as a genre of critical reflection on society at different points in history.
