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<p>84.237.120.114: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Discovery of the dystopian truth''' is a plot frequent and common to dystopian novels. In this plot, the central POV-character/protagonist initially believes they live in a utopia, or at least an okay world. During the course of the work they discover the truth -- that their world is actually dystopian. <br /> <br /> ==Examples==<br /> * ''We'' by Evgeny Zamyatin<br /> * ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' by [[Ira Levin]]<br /> * ''[[1984 (novel)]]'' by [[George Orwell]]<br /> <br /> [[Sheri Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'' plays with this theme, but the novel is ambiguous about the society. <br /> <br /> Many YA and children's books have been written that fulfill this trope. These include:<br /> * ''[[The Giver]]'' by [[Lois Lowry]]<br /> * ''[[Andra]]'' by [[Louise Lawrence]]<br /> * ''[[Juno of Taris]]'' by [[Fleur Beale]]<br /> * ''[[The Lake at the End of the World]]'' by [[Caroline MacDonald]]<br /> * ''[[Uglies]]'' by [[Scott Westerfeld]]<br /> * ''[[The Other Side of the Island]]'' by [[Allegra Goodman]]<br /> * ''[[Outlanders]]'' by [[Margaret Beames]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Dystopias]]<br /> [[Category:Themes and tropes]]<br /> [[category:Themes and tropes by name]]<br /> [[category:Social themes]]</div>

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