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Make Room! Make Room!

Harry Harrison · 1966 · Novel

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It starkly depicted a future ravaged by overpopulation and resource scarcity, popularizing the dystopian vision of urban collapse due to unchecked growth.

What it is

Set in a drastically overpopulated New York City of 1999, this novel depicts a society struggling with resource depletion, poverty, and social unrest. It's a stark warning about the consequences of unchecked population growth.

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Logan's Run· 1967↓ open

The concept of mandatory euthanasia as a means of population control directly addresses the issues of overpopulation highlighted in Make Room! Make Room!.

Stand on Zanzibar· 1968↓ open

Brunner's novel directly builds on the themes of overpopulation and its societal consequences, as starkly depicted in Make Room! Make Room!, expanding it with information overload.

This novel directly builds on the themes of overpopulation and resource scarcity, as starkly depicted in 'Make Room! Make Room!', but expands the societal consequences through a complex, polyphonic narrative.

The Sheep Look Up· 1972↓ open

Brunner's novel extends the concerns about resource scarcity and societal collapse from Make Room! Make Room! by focusing specifically on severe environmental pollution and corporate negligence as drivers of dystopia.

Soylent Green· 1973↓ open

Directly adapted from Harry Harrison's novel, inheriting its core themes of overpopulation, resource scarcity, and societal breakdown.

Mad Max· 1979↓ open

Explores a world strained by overpopulation and resource depletion, leading to societal breakdown, which Mad Max depicts in its early stages.

The Handmaid's Tale· 1985↓ open

While focusing on infertility rather than overpopulation, 'The Handmaid's Tale' explores a future shaped by environmental limits and reproductive control, echoing the resource scarcity and societal pressures depicted in 'Make Room! Make Room!'.

Children of Men· 2006↓ open

The film's depiction of a bleak, collapsing society facing an existential crisis due to global infertility echoes the societal breakdown and resource scarcity themes from Make Room! Make Room!.

The Windup Girl· 2009↓ open

The themes of resource scarcity, overpopulation, and the struggle for survival in a collapsing world in The Windup Girl resonate with the stark warnings of Make Room! Make Room!.

Parasite· 2019↓ open

Explores the social stratification and desperation arising from resource scarcity and societal pressures, albeit in a different context.

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