. ▁ ▁Usually ▁this ▁en comp ass es ▁ext rap ol ating ▁tr ends ▁the ▁author ▁sees ▁as ▁dangerous . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁many ▁examples ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Naz ism , ▁Commun ism ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Fund amental ism : ▁ ▁Nin ete en ▁E ight y - F our ▁by ▁George ▁Or well ▁which ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁ult imate ▁total itar ian ▁state ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁human ▁existence , ▁using ▁propag anda , ▁universal ▁surve ill ance , ▁and ▁tort ure . ▁The ▁Man ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Castle ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick ▁was ▁written ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁F asc ism . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁where ▁the ▁A xis ▁forces ▁have ▁won ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁are ▁rival ▁super pow ers . ▁In ▁it ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁argue ▁and ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁politics ▁and ▁power . ▁The ▁Hand ma id ' s ▁T ale ▁by ▁Margaret ▁At wood ▁tells ▁the ▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁fundamental ist ▁Christian ▁dict ator ship ▁where ▁women ▁are ▁forced ▁into ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁sexual ▁sla very ▁for ▁the ▁r uling ▁patri archy . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁keep ▁in ▁mind ▁that ▁scenarios ▁which ▁some ▁would ▁describe ▁as ▁d yst op ic , ▁others ▁would ▁describe ▁as ▁u top ian . ▁Norman ▁Sp in rad ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Iron ▁Dream ▁was ▁generally ▁recogn ised ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁d yst