Paolo Bacigalupi states that the popularity of dystopian literature for young adult readers stems from a desire for the truth. Bacigalupi refers to the environmental damage and the effects of global warming and how the Earth that children today will inherit will be very different than what the last generation obtained. I would have to disagree with him. While I see some truth in what he is saying, I feel that he linked it too much with his book “Ship Breaker”. While a destroyed environment can play a vital role in dystopian stories, there are plenty that don’t go in that direction, like “The Giver” for example. I think that dystopian novels are popular because they introduce young readers to grey moralities and teaching that everyone has the ability to fight for what they believe in. “The Giver” teaches the reader about grey morality, but the environment is actually doing okay outside the Community.