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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelScience fictions are often confused with fantasy. However, science fiction differs
from fantasy. Mostly, fantasy consists of imagination, while the contents of science
fiction are sensible prediction of the future of the world. Besides, science fiction tries
to employ human being as the subject in each story. The Dispossessed: An
Ambiguous Utopia, one of Le Guin?s prominent novels and one good example on
how science fiction tries its best to explore humanity, tells a story of two planets that
have unbreakable connection between them. These two planets, having wide
difference, are projected as ambiguous utopia. Everything in these planets, such as
government, gender roles, et cetera, are questioned and compared through the
spectacles of the main character, Shevek. The thesis writer is interested in exploring
this process, thus, makes her curious to know how the planets are considered as
ambiguous utopia. Using cultural approach focused in theory of postmodernism, in
the findings, the thesis writer investigates three areas where the process of
questioning utopia can be seen. The first area is the women issue, the second area is
in the economic issue, and the third one is in the issue of freedom. The investigation
results in the discovery of a utopia that may be based on an individual?s definition
and criteria of utopia.