Los medios de comunicación y la transformación del hombre en la literatura distópica.

The media and the transformation of man in dystopian literature.

DYSTOPIAS in literature; BRAVE New World (Book : Huxley); 1984 (Book : Orwell); FAHRENHEIT 451 (Book : Bradbury); COMMUNICATION in literature; MASS media in literature; TOTALITARIANISM in literature; SOCIAL structure in literature

The first half of the Twentieth Century was witness to the great boom of dystopian literature. In texts such as Brave New World, 1984, Piano Player and Fahrenheit 451, the mass communication media are critically shown as responsible for shaping of man as well as society in conformity with totalitarian purposes of social organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La primera mitad del siglo XX es el momento en el cual se hace evidente la emergencia de la literatura distópica. En textos como Nosotros, Un Mundo Feliz, 1984, La Pianola y Farenheit 451, los medios de comunicación son representados de forma crítica y tendrían la función de moldear al hombre y a la sociedad de acuerdo a propósitos totalitarios de organización social. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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