shattered relationship with the natural world. Dick creates moral dilemmas through attributing emotions toward both humans and androids. “If it’s love toward a woman or an android imitation‚ it’s sex‚” says Phil Resch in response to the news that Deckard feels love for Rachel‚ an android (57). Such human emotions toward machines are prevalent today. Companies program machines to have the soothing voice of females‚ as seen with both Siri and Alexa. Humans also sexualize technology‚ with virtual
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"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity" Einstein. To what extent is this view explored in the texts you have studied? For our pursuit of knowledge and technology‚ we start to lose our sense of humanity‚ abandoning our values‚ ethics and emotions to dangerously pursuit more in our quest for knowledge‚ the results devastate those who dare to pursue knowledge and technology. As seen in the Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner and Mary Shelly’s text Frankenstein
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Human relationships‚ and humanity’s understanding of the wild‚ are shaped and reflected in Blade Runner‚ by Ridley Scott‚ and in Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) through their composers’ use of the contrast between true nature and the wild. The human relationship with the wild is tenuous‚ and this is shown within both texts. More often than not‚ nature is understood simply as a force to be dominated‚ controlled or exploited for the benefit of humanity. The new wild is one created by human society
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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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Although perspectives and values change with time‚ ideas and concepts can transcend. The gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the science fiction film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott although composed over one hundred years apart contain the same perennial concepts on the nature of humanity. This is portrayed through notions of dehumanization‚ monstrosity and redemption‚ of the “indistinguishable” creator and creature relationship. The romanticist Shelly wrote her gothic novel the
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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 and Rachel escape the desolate city life to perhaps prosper in a brighter future. J – Both texts are counter-cultural to their context‚ challenging humanity’s rampant pursuit of scientific progress whilst
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Louie made his march up to the front of the pack. The final lap was upon the runners. Lash‚ the leader‚ gave himself a breather and dropped behind Tom Deckard. Louie was positioned well behind Tom. Apparently‚ the runners ahead of Louie weren’t aware that this was the prime time for Louie to strike. Louie put it into overdrive and flew right by Deckard‚ only Lash was in his way of 1st place. The two ran side by side for what felt like an eternity. Both were starting to feel the agonizing effects of
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Shelley’s Romantic novel Frankenstein (1818) compares and reflects values of humanity and the consequences of our Promethean ambition against the futuristic‚ industrialized world of Blade Runner (1992) by Ridley Scott. The notions of unbridled scientific advancement and technological progress resonate with our desire to elevate humanity’s state of being‚ mirrored amongst the destructive ambition to overtake and disrupt nature and its processes. The disastrous implications of overreaching the boundary
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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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I completely and utterly agree with the above statement that Blade Runner has introduced modern audiences with profound questions that are meaningful due to the environment context of the 21st century. Blade Runner introduces audiences with three profound questions that are relevant to the modern context of society‚ which we have already seen take place. Blade Runner introduces the topic of human’s responsibility to the environment through the presentation of a futuristic dystopia (opposite of utopia
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