Dystopian novel: a typological aspect (through the example of the novel «Divergent»)
UDC 82-9 BBK 80
This article is dedicated to the problem of dystopian novels within the framework of modern culture. The backgrounds of the genre’s origin, caused by certain social and economic processes, are briefly defined. On the basis of an analysis of theoretical sources, the authors emphasize the characteristics that inhere in all the opuses of this genre that allow the novel “Divergent” to be interpreted as a “dystopian novel”.
Key words: genre, dystopian novel, utopia, genre standard, social development.