Texts in Time; Frankenstein/Blade Runner essay (1 Viewer)

[beve]

I have an assessment task coming up - an essay on the following topic:

Similar issues, explored in different contexts, may reflect changes in values and perspectives. How is this demonstrated in the comparison of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner?

I got this question, looked at it and was like

but anyway. How do i talk about the changes in values and perspectives? Sure; culture and society are vastly different between the two texts, but I can't really think of much to say other than; The culture depicted in Frankenstein valued Nature and Blade Runner's does not. But like, that doesn't afford me much to talk about in an hour, which is the time I have to write the bloody thing.

Help appreciated; those of you who will actually want to talk about F & B.R in your spare time...

 

[McLoving]

u aint funny boi

 

[beve]

u aint funny boi

I'm sorry, do you speak English?

 

[_blank]

"changes in values and perspectives" just refers to the change in context (cos context is made up of values/perspectives of that time). I think it just wants you to refer more specifically to contextual VALUES and contextual PERSPECTIVES.

Frankenstein:
Values: nature, emotion/passion
Perspectives: contextual concerns (romanticism v rationalism)

I guess the perspective is that human ambitions and rationalism results in scientific aberrations.

Bladerunner:
Values: freedom, individuality
Perspectives: contextual concerns (environmentalism, capitalism), post modernism, alienation in contemporary society.

I guess the perspective is that technology results in the alienation and ambiguity of humanity in a dehumanised society.

 

[4theHSC]

I have an assessment task coming up - an essay on the following topic:

Similar issues, explored in different contexts, may reflect changes in values and perspectives. How is this demonstrated in the comparison of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner?

I got this question, looked at it and was like

but anyway. How do i talk about the changes in values and perspectives? Sure; culture and society are vastly different between the two texts, but I can't really think of much to say other than; The culture depicted in Frankenstein valued Nature and Blade Runner's does not. But like, that doesn't afford me much to talk about in an hour, which is the time I have to write the bloody thing.

Help appreciated; those of you who will actually want to talk about F & B.R in your spare time...

ok... you go to my school?

 

[beve]

ok... you go to my school?

Unless you're a spectre floating around Blayney High School, no. Where do you go?

And thanks, _blank

 

[tinamuffins]

Im doing 4u english too and the course you want to do at uni..well thats what ive been trying to find and no onek new what it was
haha thanks dude

 

[neaverules]

look at her display picture. ofcourse she doesnt