THE PURSUIT OF HARMONY: GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES IN POST-APOCALYPTIC NARRATIVES

• Authors: Škrovan Adam
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article analyses the challenges faced by survivors within the unforgiving environments of fictional post-apocalyptic worlds as they seek refuge, better living conditions, and the possibility of rebuilding civil society. Grounded in an inter-disciplinary framework that merges literary criticism with social contract theory – particularly drawing on the concept of the state of nature – the article examines how the apocalyptic event itself influences the ideology, goals, and behaviour of communities of survivors. By focusing on the social dynamics and background of these groups in various post-apocalyptic works, the study elaborates on recent academic literature which highlights harmonious relationships in post-apocalyptic contexts.

Keywords

EN

APOCALYPSE; COMMUNITY; POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION; SURVIVORS

• Publisher: Institute of World Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: World Literature Studies
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 117 – 133

Contributors

author

Škrovan Adam

• Institute of World Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8558-1067

Identifiers

DOI

10.31577/WLS.2024.16.4.9