Macroeconomic Framework in Dystopian Novels: A Comparative Analysis on 1984, Atlas Shrugged, and Brave New World

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 1, 392 - 407, 29.01.2025

N. Ceren Türkmen

https://doi.org/10.17755/esosder.1549994

Öz

This study aims to reveal the capacity of dystopian literature to critique economic systems, predict the future, and examine the concept of sustainability by analyzing the macroeconomic fiction in George Orwell’s "1984", Ayn Rand’s "Atlas Shrugged", and Aldous Huxley’s "Brave New World". The research analyzes how these works reflect the economic concerns of their time, dramatize the potential consequences of different economic systems, and how they can be related to contemporary economic structures. The examination reveals that all three novels present the economy as a tool for social control, but the form of this control and the underlying macroeconomic theories differ significantly. The study demonstrates that these novels show striking parallels with today’s economic systems and sustainability challenges. Dystopian visions contribute to our understanding of the complex relationship between economy, society, and ecology by emphasizing the profound effects of economic systems on society and the environment. Utilizing the perspectives offered by these literary visions can contribute to developing more balanced, sustainable, and humane economic models when designing and evaluating future economic systems. In conclusion, dystopian literature will continue to be a valuable resource for economists, policymakers, sustainability experts, and social scientists.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dystopian economics, sustainable development, comparative literary analysis, macroeconomic systems

Distopik Romanlarda Makro İktisadi Kurgu: 1984, Atlas Silkindi ve Cesur Yeni Dünya Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

Öz

Bu çalışma, George Orwell’in "1984", Ayn Rand’ın "Atlas Silkindi" ve Aldous Huxley’in "Cesur Yeni Dünya" romanlarındaki makroekonomik kurguyu inceleyerek, distopik edebiyatın ekonomik sistemleri eleştirme, geleceği öngörme ve sürdürülebilirlik kavramını irdeleme kapasitesini ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Araştırma, bu eserlerin kendi dönemlerinin ekonomik kaygılarını nasıl yansıttığını, farklı ekonomik sistemlerin potansiyel sonuçlarını nasıl dramatize ettiğini ve günümüz ekonomik yapılarıyla nasıl ilişkilendirilebileceğini analiz etmiştir. İnceleme sonucunda, her üç romanın da ekonomiyi toplumsal kontrolün bir aracı olarak sunduğu, ancak bu kontrolün uygulanma biçiminin ve altında yatan makroekonomik teorilerin önemli ölçüde farklılık gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma, bu romanların günümüz ekonomik sistemleriyle ve sürdürülebilirlik zorluklarıyla dikkat çekici paralellikler gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur. Distopik vizyonlar, ekonomik sistemlerin toplum ve çevre üzerindeki derin etkilerini vurgulayarak, ekonomi, toplum ve ekoloji arasındaki karmaşık ilişkiyi anlamamıza katkıda bulunmaktadır. Bu edebi vizyonların sunduğu perspektiflerden faydalanmak, gelecekteki ekonomik sistemleri tasarlarken ve değerlendirirken daha dengeli, sürdürülebilir ve insani ekonomik modeller geliştirmeye katkıda bulunabilir. Sonuç olarak, distopik edebiyat, ekonomistler, politika yapıcılar, sürdürülebilirlik uzmanları ve toplum bilimciler için değerli bir kaynak olmaya devam edecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Distopik ekonomi, sürdürülebilir kalkınma, karşılaştırmalı edebi analiz, makroekonomik sistemler

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