Master of Arts in English, Cleveland State University, 0, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

This essay takes a look not only at the historical context of the Vietnam war and how it relates to author Philip K. Dick, but also analyzes how the televisation of the war influenced his writing. This work entails the distinct writing style shifts that took place between the writing and publication of Dr Bloodmoney or How We Got Along After The Bomb and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? as the two works of interest as they help to best illustrate the stark differences in Dick's manner of writing.

Committee: Frederick Karem (Committee Chair); Adam Sonstegard (Committee Member); James Marino (Committee Member) Subjects: Literature

Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, 2005, College of Arts and Sciences - English

This thesis is an examination of the historical contexts behind eight twentieth-century dystopian novels and one dystopian film derived from one of those novels. Dystopian fiction is inextricably linked to the context (that is to say, the time and place, as well as the circumstances of its author) in which it was written. A judicious reading of a piece of dystopian literature must include an examination of this context, since dystopian works are written by at particular historical moments and have particular messages that are being sent to particular audiences. This thesis will examine the moments, messages, and audiences behind these novels and show how a better understanding of the work is achieved through examining the art in its own context.

Committee: Laura Mandell (Advisor) Subjects: Literature, General