ESSAY 2 – ‘the other’ Analyse the ways in which a comparative study of text reveals the place of the “other” in society over time. The ‘other’ consistently poses a threat to dominance and a fear of the unknown within society‚ a perception‚ while fundamental unfounded‚ which has not changed over time. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Riddley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ both present the problem of otherness‚ not it’s solution‚ as they seek to explore incurable prejudices against anything contrary to
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English Advanced: Assessment Task 3 Comparative Study of Texts and Contexts: Frankenstein and Blade Runner William Meadley Dear Mr. Ridley Scott‚ I Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelly am writing to you after viewing ‘Blade Runner’. I became aware that your composition and my own‚ ‘Frankenstein’ 1818 are very similar in themes and ideas. I also noticed similarities between characters of both our compositions‚ which together evoke questioning within our audience. We‚ as artists feel strongly about
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Frankenstein Blade Runner Essay Analyse how ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Blade Runner’ Imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of the time. In your response‚ refer to both excerpts below. i) ‘Slave‚ I before reasoned with you‚ but you have proved yourself unworthy of my condescension. Remember that I have powers‚ you believe yourself miserable‚ but I can make you so wretched that the light of day will be hateful to you. You are my creator‚ but I am your master;-obey
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Would you agree that Frankenstein offers a spirit of hope and redemption? Well yes the spirit of optimism is exposed through Frankenstein’s didactic encounter with the character Walton and the sense of redemption is conveyed through Frankenstein’s acknowledgement of the atrocities he has bestowed upon humanity due to his immoral actions regarding science. What about Blade Runner? C – Well I think we see that Tyrell in Blade Runner displays no acknowledgment for his malevolent actions and we
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since the beginning of time man has pushed the limits of knowledge‚ and with every new discovery there are pros and cons‚ we have all heard the saying curiosity killed the cat and ignorance is bliss. Despite the great gulfs of time in-between the writing of both texts‚ they both portray the same themes central to the story as the context of both texts was of a time of great social and technological change. An idea that is present in Scott’s Blade Runner and Shelley’s Frankenstein is they believe that
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Texts In Time: Blade Runner and Frankenstein Syllabus Students compare how the treatment of similar content in a pair of texts composed in different times and contexts may reflect changing values and perspectives. By considering the texts in their contexts and comparing values‚ ideas and language forms and features‚ students come to a heightened understanding of the meaning and significance of each text. Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context This module requires students to
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Module A Essay Plan Introduction: - Texts; o Blade Runner – Ridley Scott (1982) o Frankenstein – Mary Shelley (1818) - Both texts deal with issues of nature‚ monstrosity‚ creator vs creation and man playing God‚ as well as challenging the notions of traditional humanity. - The issues dealt with in the text can be clearly linked with the context in which they were written. - Despite being written in different centuries one can draw clear links between
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Mary Shelley’s iconic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ and Ridley Scott’s cinematographic masterpiece‚ Blade Runner‚ are‚ on the surface‚ remarkably dissimilar‚ not solely in terms of medium‚ but in absolute contextual disparity. They are‚ of course‚ very much products of their time‚ affected and inspired by the conundrums and pessimistic predictions of their own cultural and societal contexts; condemnations of each respective composer’s predictions for humanity. It is interesting to note‚ therefore‚ that both
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Blade Runner This film pulls no punches in asking the most troubling questions about artificial intelligence and cloning. What is a human? If it looks just like one‚ but we made it‚ can we kill it? This is Deckers job‚ a “Blade Runner” played by Harrison Ford. When Replicants‚ the pseudo clone slaves of human society‚ run amok (or in this case‚ return to earth‚ which they are banned from) it’s the job of a Blade Runner to find and “retire” them. They are spoken about in a very particular language
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surrounding context‚ effectively explore the elements which constitute humanity and convey similar warnings regarding the future of mankind through the use of representations within varying forms of texts. The novel Frankenstein (F) by Mary Shelly composed in 1818‚ and film Blade Runner (BR) directed by Ridley Scott in 1982‚ embody the above notions. A comparative study of these texts reveals that‚ despite the fact that the context of composition moulded both works‚ the distinct universal ideologies
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