Critiques of American Society in Science Fiction — Unit test

Question 9 • DBN LA 6-CR

Which line from Anthem best illustrates how the author uses a dystopian setting to develop a theme?

Answer

I stand here on the summit of the mountain.

My hands . . . My spirit . . . My sky . . . My forest . . . This earth of mine . . .

I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity.

But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.

Explanation

The dystopian City of the damned represents a society where people have surrendered their freedom and allowed oppression to take hold. The speaker’s reference to the “horror men permitted to be brought upon them” supports a theme about the consequences of giving up individual freedom. The other lines describe nature or the speaker’s thoughts without emphasizing the dystopian society as clearly.

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