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    it’s not going to work out that way‚ I suggest you begin framing an ideology which will account for--” (Dick‚ 535). This example‚ is vocalized by Phil Resch to Deckard just before Deckard runs a test on Resch to conclude‚ if the purpose for him to be able to emotionlessly kill is because he is truly an android himself. As a result‚ Deckard determines humans have this similar capability; distorting the perception amongst what is real and not. Which brings forth the inequality happening with androids

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    Phillip K Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” ‚ Mikhail Bulgakov’s "The Fatal Eggs" and Franz Kafka’s "The Metamorphosis" each explore the connection between empathy and what it means to be human through a critique of their respective societies‚ challenging the assumption that humans have a morally superior standing. By critiquing their socio-political contexts‚ these texts question the extent of empathy humans have‚ pushing the boundaries between the human in relation to either the animal

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    Present within Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner and Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein‚ there is a pivotal moment of realization where the artificially created forms‚ in this case‚ the monster and Rachel‚ submit to what others expect of them‚ in effect‚ forfeiting their own personal wants. Within Frankenstein‚ this shift is first put in motion when the DeLacey finally sees the creature and acting out of fear and disgust “dashed [the monster] to the ground‚ and struck [him] violently with

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    The dark shadows‚ smoke and lack of bright lights- other than police spotlights- creates a sense of depression in the dystopian world that Bladerunner takes place in. It allows the viewer to understand what the people walking on the street behind Deckard feel‚ allows them to know that the people sitting in there rain feel depressed‚ unhappy‚ even isolated in the dark world that they live. Even without the acting‚ it is somewhat clear that the police are oppressive; their bright spotlights and red

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    Module A: Text & Contexts Essay Texts are although a form of composer’s ideas and imaginations‚ they also reflect contexts and discuss different issues in the society of the time in which they were composed. The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Ridley Scott’s noir film Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut are good examples of texts that reflect on contexts and the composer’s ideas and imaginations. Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ is a gothic fiction that represents the context of the

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    How does comparative study of Frankenstein and blade runner make the issues raised in Frankenstein relevant to modern audience? Frankenstein is a 19th century novel written by a romanticist‚ Mary Shelly. Frankenstein explores the main issues such as nature‚ relations‚ need for freedom‚ fear and artificial life. All these are reflected into the movie Blade Runner (1982) that reflects 20th century fears of cloning and advancement in technology‚ that views the aspects of all which is portrayed

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    of fighting for and building these colonies and are outlawed from earth. The story follows Rick Deckard‚ a blade runner who is responsible for hunting down a dangerous group of six next generation replicants who escape to earth. On the surface‚ Blade Runner seems like sci-fi private eye story meant only to dazzle the eye with its technological cityscapes and fascinating gadgets. However‚ as we follow Deckard on his mission‚ a serious critique of moral‚ corporate and technological trends of the past

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    changes into a bug and determines for himself that his life really has no meaning. This is very unlike The Stranger because Meursault‚ throughout the entire work‚ lives his life as if there is no meaning to life and he dies knowing this. Finally Deckard‚ at the beginning of his life‚ seems to have lived his life with no meaning or values‚ until he encounters Roy and Rachael who change his perspective. Throughout these works these men make makes choices that determine who they are and what their about

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    Character Analysis: Roy Batty by RoyBoy Updated March 23rd 2003 Blade Runner has been errorneously labeled by some as lacking in character development. The film reviewer Roger Ebert notes in his review of the director’s cut‚ "It looks fabulous‚ it uses special effects to create a new world of its own‚ but it is thin in its human story." It should not surprise us that in the dehumanized world of Los Angeles 2019 the human story would be difficult to uncover. This sentiment is echoed in a thought

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    Composers illustrate paradigms that correspond with their social‚ historical and economic contexts. The capacity of such ideals transcends with in time with Mary Shelly’s 19th century novel ‘Frankenstein’ and Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film ‘Bladerunner’ . Both texts pose similar disclosures regarding the existence and morals of humanity. As a romanticist Shelly condemns humanities intrusion with nature and attempts to override it. Similarly Scott replies with a critique of humanities ruthless ambitions

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