Introduction This story is a good example of a genre common in the West during the 20th century,a genre that could be called “literary dystopia”(meaning the opposite of utopia).“The Man in Asbestos"paints the future in darkly pessimistic colors. In the "new society"presented by Leacock,there is no hunger,war,or disease;natural disasters and gender inequality have been eliminated,but life is dull. empty and meaningless.There is a clear implication that hunger,war,natural disasters and inequality make lifeIntroduction This story is a good example of a genre common in the West during the 20th century, a genre that could be called “literary dystopia” (meaning the opposite of utopia). “The Man in Asbestos”paints the future in darkly pessimistic colors. In the “new society” presented by Leacock, there is no hunger, war, or disease; natural disasters and gender inequality have been eliminated, but life is dull, empty and meaningless. There is a clear implication that hunger,war,natural disasters and inequality make life