The first text provided numerous examples of imaginary cities that might appear in the future, among which most seem pessimistic and desperate. A few questions pop up: Is that what our future will be like? Why do all these authors imagine our future like that?
Many pessimistic future cities are imagined as moving ones, which I believe is because it is novel to people living in the world now who have never experienced such a life. Moreover, an individual in a large society is somehow like the moving cities: start travelling from one home, wander in the big ocean of the whole world, some finally settle down in a new place and build a new home, some wander until they finally die. Such features make the illusory cites somehow more realistic, and emotions can be passed to the readers.
Although all the cities are described in a vast imagination, they are still based on the space and time the author lived in. It is hard to say how our future will be. However, I believe it will not be like any of those since those movie and novels have already warned us how desperate it will be if we create our future in a way as they imagined.
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You started off your essay with a good question: why do all of the authors seem to project a pessimistic and bleak image of our future? To situate your argument, I would suggest you point out the authors and their imaginations, first. Do *all* authors’ imagination about the future are equally distraught? Also, it might be more productive to seek reasons behind such interpretation. For example, why were the cities in “Mortal Engines” depicted as moving giants, “eating” smaller cities? Lastly, using more straightforward words and narratives would also tremendously helpful for your readers to follow your train of thoughts.