The theme of hope in Zülfü Livaneli's Son Ada and José Saramago's Blindness Novels through distopic perspective

The aim of this study is to examine the theme of hope from a dystopian perspective in Zülfü Livaneli's Son Ada and José Saramago's Blindness novels. Dystopian novels have attracted attention from readers, especially in recent years, due to their gripping content. There are writers who put forward dystopian fiction and have successfully reflected their own dystopian world perceptions in their novels. It can be said that internal and external factors are effective in the formation and development of dystopian perception. As a matter of fact, it seems that the authors of the novels The Son Ada and Blindness, which are discussed in this study, were influenced by factors such as society, geography, political and economic conditions of the period, and the worldview formed because of the level of education and culture received. In addition, internal factors such as the writer's mental structure, characters, personality traits and psychological backgrounds are directly effective in shaping novels. As a result of the study, it was determined that writers who write works in the dystopian fiction genre around the world have more concerns and worries about the future. In addition, it was found in the study that, as in every dystopian work, a light of hope is lit at the end of pessimistic scenarios in selected novels.