Blade Runner And Frankenstein (1 Viewer)

[curlym1]

Couple of queries

1. How does Frankenstein's fear of sexuality relate back histroically/contextually?

2. The motif of they eye in both texts. What is the meaning behind that?

3. Is there any contexual influence for Shelly to use the epistolary form?

Thanks, and if anyone has any good summaries they want to share on this topic
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i can maybe share mine aswell


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[stolenhotelpen]

1. Perhaps you could relate sexuality back to the gender roles of Shelley's time. Historical context of Frankenstein includes the role of females: domestic individual, the nurturer, etc.

2. I would start with the idea that the eye is the 'window to the soul'. Both texts use the eye of the 'non-human' characters (ie; the 'creature' in Frankenstein/the replicants in Bladerunner) to make a statement about the nature of humanity. What makes us human? The fact that the eye is used symbollically as the window to the soul, shows that these so called 'non-human' characters do in fact possess human qualities.

3. Not sure about this one. I haven't come across anything so far to say so.


Hope this makes some sense