How has the context affected the treatment of the concepts of nature and transgression in the texts under study?…
You have studied two texts composed at different times. When you compared these texts and their contexts, how was your understanding of each text redeveloped and reshaped?…
Both Mary Shelly and Riddley Scott share similar concerns as to the capacity of science to corrupt humanity resulting in humanity objectifying, repressing and destroying nature. Within both texts science has progressed to the point where we are able to control and create life (victor animating the monster and Tyrel creating replicants) but valuing only self-glorification, commerce or personal gain rather than nature..Science results in humanity believing that we’re in control of nature, resulting in objectification and repression of the natural world either for profit, commerce or self indulgence. In balderunner Tyrel controls life of the replicant and so equates himslef to god; a “God of science and commerce”. His scientific advancements have caused humanity to lose its gratification of nature. Within Frankenstein the character of Victor has successfully reanimated life into a corpse and so thinks himself to be “hailed as the god of a new species”. Whilst Victor endeavours into rampant science he is “blinded to the beauties if nature”,. The importance of the relationship between science and humanities address of the natural world is stressed within both texts via use of women, the environment and natural sexuality.…
Present within Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner and Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, there is a pivotal moment of realization where the artificially created forms, in this case, the monster and Rachel, submit to what others expect of them, in effect, forfeiting their own personal wants. Within Frankenstein, this shift is first put in motion when the DeLacey finally sees the creature and acting out of fear and disgust “dashed [the monster] to the ground, and struck [him] violently with a stick” to which the monster flees, escaping continued harm (71). Although in Blade Runner, Rachel wasn’t physically beaten she is forced to flee her place of employment out of fear someone would come and harm her because of what she was. Essentially,…
Shelly and Scott reflect, nature and the natural world in the texts they create, Frankenstein and Blade Runner using literary devices and societal context. In Blade Runner, Scott uses the aspects of the 20th century tradition of dystopias and film noir as literary devices. Throughout Shelly's work of Frankenstein, the romantic and sublime themes of the era are examined as literary devices. The appreciation for the natural wonder of the world is evident throughout Frankenstein when Shelly emphasises to the reader, the sweeping landscapes that are stark, barren and majestic, nature therefore is used as a literary device to simulate the readers sense of emotions, an example of this is when Victor walks through the Alps to relieve himself from…
'The fear, anxiety and uncertainty of the future have shaped the composers' values as well as their perspective of their own society'. Compare how this idea is represented in Frankenstein and Blade Runner.…
In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Frankenstein and Blade Runner:…
the role, presence and power of god - being at the centre of the universe - was denied,…
To what extent does your comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner suggest that the relationship between science and nature is an important universal concern?…
* Prometheus represents on who has defied and challenged the natural order; one who has transgressed on forbidden territory. His actions are not couched in connotations of courage or heroism but recognised as reckless and without any thought to the possible consequences.…
What insights have you gained about humanity from the comparative study of texts and context that you have undertaken?…
Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time.…
The Romantic era took place throughout the 19th century and held the belief that men demonstrate innate goodness, but civilization later corrupts them. Even in today’s society, many political figures, authors, celebrities, and athletes reinforce the Romantic idea of the natural goodness of man and the corruption of man by civilization as they initially exhibit pure values that succumb to the temptations civilization provides. Literature also reflects the belief of the innate goodness of man and the corruption of man by society. For example, Mary Shelley, entails these Romantic beliefs in her novel Frankenstein, in which both Victor Frankenstein and the Creature are born innately good but society later corrupts them. Victor’s,…
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein and the monster that he creates are very similar. Frankenstein being a great man had his wants and needs even though he studied things that people thought to be ungodly and just wrong. Frankenstein creates the monster to be like himself although the monster has super human strength and is almost eight feet tall. Victor worked very hard trying to create the monster not noticing that he was creating the monster in his image.…
In Bouriana Zakharieva’s essay, Frankenstein of the Nineties: The Composite Body, Kenneth Branagh’s 1994 film version of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein is discussed and examined in relation to its literary counterpart. A more recent film that seems to parallel the novel is Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 film, Jurassic World. The film is about a theme park that has created a genetically modified, hybrid dinosaur called the Indominus Rex. There are many similarities between the film and Shelley’s nightmarish story, one is the motif of science versus nature and the unnatural creation of life by scientists. With the “progress” of technology our culture reflects the fear of creating our own destruction. Jurassic World is a modern Frankenstein formed…