Read the following passage: The year is 2186. Since the polar ice caps melted several decades ago, humans have been struggling t
o survive on a planet completely covered by ocean. They subsist only on seafood and fight over scarce fuel resources to power their watercrafts. Those who are able to produce fresh water rule over those who cannot. Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's setting is a dystopia? O A. An authoritarian government controls all information, OB. A natural disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles. C. Power is based on the ability to obtain a necessity of life. D. Not everyone has equal access to scarce resources, PREVIOUS
C. is the dystopian quality of this passage: Power is based on the ability to obtain a necessity of life.
Explanation:
Dystopian fiction is social commentary in the form of a story that exaggerates one aspect of today's society.
People who have the most access to essentials will always have power over those who do not. This is the exaggerated aspect. It shows a piece of our everyday lives under a microscope, so we can say "hey, this doesn't seem right."
