Wall-E Themes
Texts, whether it may in the form of a novel or in a long film, revolve around the aim of expressing an important theme or motif. Trash an award-winning novel by Andy Mulligan and Wall-E, a film directed by Andrew Stanton both explore important themes such as over reliance on technology and social sustainability. The themes explored play a major role in the plot and storyline.
Over the last several years, technology has rapidly evolved. We now have supercomputers in a device no bigger than our hand, which would have seemed as impossible by our ancestors. As the power of our technology grows, so does our reliance on it, as we use it more and more often every day. The movie Wall-E shows the impending future if this continues. As Earth becomes …show more content…
In Andy Mulligan’s trash, this is reflected throughout the community in which the main character lives. Raphael, a dumpsite boy usually regards others before himself, despite their poor living conditions and extreme poverty. ‘And a thousand pesos to every family?’. This shows Raphael consideration to other people in the community. Abuse in power throughout the community is also displayed, with police abusing their social status. They think they are higher in social status then the people living in the slums, and do not hesitate to physically harm them. ‘I’m going to kill you, you liar!’ He lunged at me, and I was falling backwards, but the policeman lifted me and the suit man had my throat. I was up against the wall.’ As Raphael is questioned for an item, we can see how little the police care about Raphael. They treat him like garbage, a person who has no social value. The author uses this to tell us how society can fall under the abuse of power if powerful figures exercise their power in a way that induces fear. However, power can also be used in a beneficial way. An example is missionaries. They get out of their own comfort zone to provide comfort for others, since they are able to afford the basic necessities of life and provide them to others. The general public see these people as heroes and the builders the foundation for the
Over the last several years, technology has rapidly evolved. We now have supercomputers in a device no bigger than our hand, which would have seemed as impossible by our ancestors. As the power of our technology grows, so does our reliance on it, as we use it more and more often every day. The movie Wall-E shows the impending future if this continues. As Earth becomes …show more content…
In Andy Mulligan’s trash, this is reflected throughout the community in which the main character lives. Raphael, a dumpsite boy usually regards others before himself, despite their poor living conditions and extreme poverty. ‘And a thousand pesos to every family?’. This shows Raphael consideration to other people in the community. Abuse in power throughout the community is also displayed, with police abusing their social status. They think they are higher in social status then the people living in the slums, and do not hesitate to physically harm them. ‘I’m going to kill you, you liar!’ He lunged at me, and I was falling backwards, but the policeman lifted me and the suit man had my throat. I was up against the wall.’ As Raphael is questioned for an item, we can see how little the police care about Raphael. They treat him like garbage, a person who has no social value. The author uses this to tell us how society can fall under the abuse of power if powerful figures exercise their power in a way that induces fear. However, power can also be used in a beneficial way. An example is missionaries. They get out of their own comfort zone to provide comfort for others, since they are able to afford the basic necessities of life and provide them to others. The general public see these people as heroes and the builders the foundation for the