they wield that power or is Pandora’s Box best left unopened? Good Evening Students‚ welcome to the Sydney University lecture on “Comparative Study of Texts and Contexts”. On today’s agenda we have a comparative analysis of the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner. You may already notice the many similarities they share but I intend in today’s lecture to take you to a new depth. Both are foreboding tales of creations run amuck. They convey themes of morality and facing our own mortality whilst exploring
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Frankenstein and Blade Runner – Practise Essay In what ways is your appreciation of both texts enhanced by a comparative study of ambition in Frankenstein and Blade Runner? Despite the contextual disparity‚ both Mary Shelley’s nineteenth century novel “Frankenstein” and Ridley Scott’s 1982 post-world film “Blade Runner” reflect parallel values associated with the dangers of ambition. Specifically‚ both texts highlight the consequences of man’s lack of morality and humanity due to their blind ambitions
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English Sample Thesis: Such universal values explored in Frankenstein and Blade Runner do not change over time‚ it is merely our perceptions The dangers of knowledge and science in the hands of flawed and short-sighted humans Frankenstein * 19th Century = Age of enlightenment‚ Romanticism‚ * Shelley points out the dangers of man’s obsession with immortality and how it blinds Frankenstein of his morals * Throughout Frankenstein‚ the reader is left with the feeling that Victor’s obsessive
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Due to differing contexts‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Riddely Scott’s Blade Runner explore overarching themes in diverse ways. Exploration of these themes in light of the context of the texts reveals the underlying warnings present in both Frankenstein and Blade Runner. As a result‚ comparison of the two texts leads to a greater understanding of these themes‚ including nature‚ technological advancements and the notion of humanity. The natural world is explored throughout the texts in such
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2010 English (Advanced) Paper 2: Texts in time Band 6 student sample Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. | Mary Shelley’s seminal novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s cult classic film Blade Runner express the contextual concerns of the post-industrial and post modern eras respectively. Where Shelley’s novel operates as a Gothic expression of the conflicting paradigms of Romantic idealism and Enlightenment
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“A deeper understanding of disruption and identity emerges from considering the parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner” Although both texts are over 200 years apart‚ with both remaining classics‚ they both timely create parallels that focus on disruption and how this cause of disruption effects an individual’s identity. While both texts are a product of their time what makes them significant is that both Shelley and Scott explore what seemed possible during their times that still seem
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The movie Blade Runner and the novel Frankenstein have multiple common themes. One of the easiest connections is the use of science and intelligence to act as a God and create a new type of life. In both Blade Runner and Frankenstein‚ intelligence and science were used to the eventual detriment of the creators. The novel Frankenstein has a main character that uses science to play God. Victor Frankenstein becomes God‚ and his creation recognizes that‚ and calls himself Adam. Victor is too smart for
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Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. An individual can challenge conventional ideals in society in their time. The novel‚ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in 1818 and the film‚ Blade Runner‚ directed by Ridley Scott in 1982‚ incorporate characters‚ which challenge ethics in their society. They challenge values of dependent responsibility and the fundamentals of being human. A dependent is like a parent‚ someone
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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
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composed at different times‚ the themes portrayed in both Frankenstein and Blade Runner are evidently influenced by their own respective contexts – the early 19th century and late 20th century. These texts put forward an exploration of humanity and morality‚ the value of nature as well as individualism as these themes and values are perceived in each context. The nature humanity and morality is explored in Frankenstein and Blade Runner. The two texts feature a creator who is ultimately doomed
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