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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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    Comparison of Blade Runner and Frankenstein Comparative Literature  When looking at two or more forms of narratives we need to establish the similarities and differences in a number of areas. All literature has much in common‚ yet it may differ in outward forms depending on when it was written and the text type or genre used to create meaning.  Areas of comparison include:  Context and Background – How do Historical and biographical situations influence the text. Style: how the composer shapes

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    In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Frankenstein and Blade Runner: Through a comparative study of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner it is possible to gain an understanding of the notion of what constitutes humanity. Despite bearing different contexts‚ the texts embody parallel values that reveal the fundamentals of human nature. Shelley uses elements of Gothic literature and Romanticism to highlight the value of moderation

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    celebrated‚ mocked and forgotten in a haphazard cycle that has been classified as human nature. Through a comparison of Mary Shelley’s 19th Century didactic novel‚ ‘Frankenstein’ (the Modern Prometheus) and the director’s cut of Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’‚ a common conception of man’s place amongst nature is posed as being submissive to her dominance. Though each text shares the same values each represents its core concepts in a manner inimitable to its context‚ ultimately critiquing the respective

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    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 as an audience are positioned to heed the conceited consequences of human nature. However‚ a cathartic development is present where we see the characters Deckard

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    are the Blade Runner‚ and Wall-e. They both have many common elements‚ and of course have their differences. Overall‚ they both give viewers an idea of what the future could hold and the dangers along with it. The movies shared differences in their artificial intelligence‚ therefore afforded different rights‚ but surprisingly came from similar societies. In the Blade Runner and Wall-e‚ the artificial intelligence is very different‚ especially in comparison to a human. In the Blade Runner‚ the artificial

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    Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ and Ridley Scott’s ‘blade runner How has the context of each of the composers affected the representation of their respective worlds an the place of nature in these world? Context is something that should be considered when exploring how composers represent their respective worlds and the role of nature in it‚ in this essay I will explore techniques used by the composers to convey messages about nature in their texts and how it is subject to the context in which

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    monster‚ which makes it look more human like. Henry Frankenstein is a brilliant scientist who has been conducting experiments on the re-animation of lifeless bodies. He has conducted experiments on small animals and is now ready to create life in a man he has assembled from body parts he has been collecting from various sites such as graveyards or the gallows. His fiancee Elizabeth and friend victor Moritz are worried about his health as he spends far too many hours in his laboratory on his experiments

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    and techniques used?" Both Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ and Blade Runner‚ by Ridley Scott‚ are products of their time that crystallize the fears‚ uncertainties and desires of their age. Frankenstein is representative of the Romantic and enlightenment context‚ exploring humanity at a time when there was increased emphasis on the desire for knowledge and exploitation of science coupled with an anxiety for such ventures‚ Blade Runner‚ in contrast humans have been ignored in the pursuit of commerce

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    What insights have you gained about humanity from the comparative study of texts and context that you have undertaken? The film Blade Runner by Ridley Scott and the gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley reveal key insights concerning humanity through the contrasting texts. The composers successfully introduce and deal with the issues of humanity by challenging the established values of their times reflected to the responder through the provocative language and film techniques. Both texts are

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