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 Dystopia 'an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice' 5 characteristics of dystopian fiction  Government  control . Environmental destruction. Technological  control . Survival. Loss of  individualism . undesirable  frightening It is similar to the sublime but in a man made way the idea of being controlled the natural aspects have gone and it is all about who controls who  - but also slightly do humans control nature  - when thinking about dystopia nature never really comes into play, it is all about control and           technology 

 Utopia 'an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect'  'highly desirable or nearly perfect quality for citizens' Can never exist - is this because everyones definition of perfect is different? If you designed your perfect world - a utopia - it may not be the same as everyone else's It comes from a greek (ou-topos) word meaning - no place or nowhere  Very similar to the greek word eu-topos which means a good place It combines the two - it is a good place that is no where because it can never exist.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/s/sublime 'An artistic effect productive of the strongest emotion the mind is capable of feeling' The idea of the sublime is to produce unsettling feelings To remind us that we are second to nature Nature will always win We can try to overcome it and beat it however that will never happen It is almost a reminder, something to bring us back down to earth that actually we aren't the greatest power and force on earth. It is unsettling because we are second to something we cannot control

picturesque /ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/ Learn to pronounce adjective (of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way. h     I am looking into the idea of the picturesque within my essay  however, what does it actually mean?           The Tate defines it as:     'An ideal landscape that has an artistic appeal, in that it is beautiful but also with some elements of        wildness'          To me this would suggest a place that is naturally beautiful, untouched by humans, if it has elements     of wildness then I would imagine this would be natural and not man made.      https://artmuseum.arizona.edu/events/event/19th-century-landscape-the-pastoral-the-picturesque-and-the-    sublime The picturesque means a place that is naturally beautiful, untouched by man. It was naturally formed in  this way. Does this mean that m...

https://artmuseum.arizona.edu/events/event/19th-century-landscape-the-pastoral-the-picturesque-and-the-sublime I found this article very interesting, it helped me to understand what the terms I am using mean. It has also introduced me to a new aesthetic concept of the pastoral. The pastoral -  is similar to a utopia in the fact that it is perfect for living. In pastoral scenes they are shown to have everything needed for humans to survive, crops, live stock. Everything is happy and in control by man. The picturesque - this is similar to the pastoral however everything is natural, man is not involved in the way these scenes are laid out. It is untouched by man and is just a naturally beautiful place. The sublime - this again is all natural however in a negative way, it shows nature to be powerful, more powerful than man ever could be. It makes us think about how in reality we are second to nature, we can try to defeat it but in reality nature will always win.