Who is in power, you say?
Two young adult dystopias from modern
day Scandinavia
Article outline
- Exploration of power and reflections on
history
- Relations and growth in a new world
- Hero-figures and story structure in the two
worlds
- Criticising society without a
society: Dystopia in a vacuum
- The implied audience and
power
- Conclusion
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Notes
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References
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