Blade Runner And Frankenstein Comparison Essay
Comparison of Blade Runner and Frankenstein
Comparative Literature
When looking at two or more forms of narratives we need to establish the similarities and differences in a number of areas. All literature has much in common, yet it may differ in outward forms depending on when it was written and the text type or genre used to create meaning. Areas of comparison include: Context and Background – How do Historical and biographical situations influence the text.
Style: how the composer shapes the text or expresses their message.
Theme, values, issues or concerns that may have relevance to us or have universal implications.
Techniques; these will vary according to text types and the author’s style.
Language or linguistic features; …show more content…
The climate – appears a nuclear winter poisoned by fall-out- dark, dank, with constant acid rain. The City is full of human misery – crowded, homeless, so anyone with good health has moved off earth.Technology, from fire(over cold& dark) , the wheel(over gravity and distance), flight and genetic engineering all contribute to moving away from the natural rhythms of life and from what it means to be a human being.- Don McLean: “developments in technology and communications are not liberating but controlling, “I always wanted to be free.”The Dehumanising effects of technology:· Loss of power – fulfilment· Isolation from others· Loss of empathy - Increasing disconnection or alienation from society· Loss of people skills - * Loss of heroism – only celebrities | This is a cautionary tale warning about the threat to a diminished humanity posed by Science. Both Walton, the narrator and Frankenstein are challenging the frontiers of human knowledge and will suffer for it. Shelley parallels Walton's spatial explorations and Frankenstein's forays into unknown knowledge, as both men seek to “pioneer a new way,” to make progress beyond established limits. Science and too much rational learning can diminish our humanity. We should value our natural sensual humanity and reject the scientific notion that rational thought will lead us to a more humane society. If not, our humanity will become diminished.In both texts, humans lose control over their man made creations.
Comparative Literature
When looking at two or more forms of narratives we need to establish the similarities and differences in a number of areas. All literature has much in common, yet it may differ in outward forms depending on when it was written and the text type or genre used to create meaning. Areas of comparison include: Context and Background – How do Historical and biographical situations influence the text.
Style: how the composer shapes the text or expresses their message.
Theme, values, issues or concerns that may have relevance to us or have universal implications.
Techniques; these will vary according to text types and the author’s style.
Language or linguistic features; …show more content…
The climate – appears a nuclear winter poisoned by fall-out- dark, dank, with constant acid rain. The City is full of human misery – crowded, homeless, so anyone with good health has moved off earth.Technology, from fire(over cold& dark) , the wheel(over gravity and distance), flight and genetic engineering all contribute to moving away from the natural rhythms of life and from what it means to be a human being.- Don McLean: “developments in technology and communications are not liberating but controlling, “I always wanted to be free.”The Dehumanising effects of technology:· Loss of power – fulfilment· Isolation from others· Loss of empathy - Increasing disconnection or alienation from society· Loss of people skills - * Loss of heroism – only celebrities | This is a cautionary tale warning about the threat to a diminished humanity posed by Science. Both Walton, the narrator and Frankenstein are challenging the frontiers of human knowledge and will suffer for it. Shelley parallels Walton's spatial explorations and Frankenstein's forays into unknown knowledge, as both men seek to “pioneer a new way,” to make progress beyond established limits. Science and too much rational learning can diminish our humanity. We should value our natural sensual humanity and reject the scientific notion that rational thought will lead us to a more humane society. If not, our humanity will become diminished.In both texts, humans lose control over their man made creations.