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.…
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:…
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?…
The language and style of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are both deeply rooted in the literary traditions of the Romantic period, and yet Victor Frankenstein’s scientific experimentation, and eventual success in creating life from inanimate matter, certainly makes Frankenstein an early forbearer of the science fiction genre. However, it is important to point out that Mary Shelley’s novel is primarily concerned with critiquing the science of the early 19th century, whereby the worldspace of Frankenstein, that is to say, the physical surround the characters of the text inhabit, remains highly structured around Nature, which is used to elucidate their lived experiences. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982; rev. 1992), in stark contrast, positions the viewer from the very opening sequence of the film within a hauntingly mechanized and non-natural future—the hellish worldspace of Los Angeles in the year 2019. The aim of this essay will be to explore parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner in order to illuminate key differences between their respective worldspaces, and examine how character experiences, regardless of their humanness, are articulated through language, imagery and visuals within these spaces.…
Although perspectives and values change with time, ideas and concepts can transcend. The gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the science fiction film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott although composed over one hundred years apart contain the same perennial concepts on the nature of humanity. This is portrayed through notions of dehumanization, monstrosity and redemption, of the “indistinguishable” creator and creature relationship. The romanticist Shelly wrote her gothic novel the enlightenment era which posed questions concerning the mystery of life and nature of humanity. Scott on the other hand composed in the post-industrial age, where technology and morality played a dominant role in society. The composers explore their contextual values while upholding transcendent concepts of humanity incorporating morality and creation though unique techniques in accordance…
Through the parallels between Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner and Shelley’s Frankenstein, a responder is able to develop a deeper appreciation of the issues of disruption and identity. The century difference in context determines how the issues surrounding scientific experimentation and human identity are expressed within the texts and how they were received by responders of their time.…
To what extent has your comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner developed your understanding of the personal struggles experienced by individuals?…
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,…
Cellular respiration a process in which sugar and oxygen are used to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), water, and carbon dioxide. The chemical equation for this reaction is C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy (ATP). Cellular respiration occurs in 4 steps: Glycolysis, the preparatory reaction, the Krebs Cycle, and the oxidative phosphorylation. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell, in this process glucose is broken into two 3 Carbon molecules called pyruvates. The preparatory reaction occurs in the matrix of the mitochondria and in this reaction pyruvate get oxidized and attached to a coenzyme. The product is called acetyl CoA which is used to carry out the Krebs Cycle. The Krebs Cycle occurs in the matrix of the mitochondria,…
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…