June Tangney, psychology educator and researcher born in New York, believes that there’s another way to punish a person rather than putting them behind bars. She believes that jail time does not make a person feel guilty, where he’s obliged to feel bad about his/her actions and would want to change those behaviors but it makes him/her feel humiliated which automatically gives a false sense or certainty that person is a bad person and there is no changing that. She states that, “Punishment aimed at public humiliation certainly appeal to our sense of moral righteousness” (570) and “rather than fostering constructive change, shame often makes a bad situation worse” (570). For starters, Tangney emotional appeal was strong. Right off the back she acknowledges the opposition.
Both ‘Frankenstein’ and Blade Runner invite the consideration of humanity’s strong connection with the natural world as being essential for a lively and successful society. Consequences can arise if an individual does not consider the ethical concerns of natural order. Walton’s story to ‘Frankenstein’ is as a warning, which reveals the detrimental effects that arise from disregarding nature. Shelley suggests nature can heal itself and restore natural order, this is symbolically shown through the entrapment of Walton’s ship by sheets of ice, preventing him from endeavouring further. This foreshadows the didactic purpose of the story that scientific advancements should not be attempt to usurp or uncover the secrets of nature.
The texts use a variety of literary and cinematic techniques to offer a fresh perspective on the implications of scientific disregard. The dangerous connection science has , and how we can affect that fragile link, shapes who we are, since nature is a core part of a human’s identity. There must be symmetry between science and nature and when nature is thrown out of balance, destruction follows until brought back into line. Shelley uses her text to influence her society, bringing to light that they must not take their environment for granted, due to the advances in polluting industries at the time . We see this emphasis on nature when Victor ascends the mountain ‘and the solemn silence of this glorious presence-chamber of imperial Nature was broken only by the brawling waves’ the use of descriptive imagery and alliteration shows how nature is sublime to humans, which ties in with the romanticism of the text.
To what extent does the time in which the composers live influence their response to enduring human emotion? Our morality shapes us and forces us to explore new avenues, but our crude desire to unravel and expose the mysteries of life will drive and reveal a future void of moral and ethical compassion. It is this fatal warning which Mary Shelley and Ridley Scott seek to convey in their retrospective texts, Frankenstein and Blade Runner. Drawing upon their personal contextual concerns, both composers uniquely inform an ambitious humanity of that the implications of the ruthless pursuit of knowledge and our innate craving to penetrate the secrets of nature will inevitably drive humanity towards a dystopian future. Shaped by their distinctly different contexts, Shelley and Scott strive to convey this notion, through bold cinematic and literary techniques, characterisation and themes, of the fatal path humanity has placed itself on.
Her warning of the dangers of such actions is encapsulated within Victor’s concerning words of “how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge”, whilst Shelley’s use of a fragmented epistolatory narrative adds a disturbing sense of truth and realism, foreshadowing the dark consequences of Frankenstein’s actions. Shelley’s warning is evident throughout the novel which ultimately reflects her context through the concern of scientists within her era exploiting the advancements in science. It also reinforces the dangers of our humanity’s inherent yearning to play the role of the Creator. Such a warning also exists within Scott’s “Blade Runner” where the director echoes the rise of capitalist principles through the symbolic dominance of Tyrell’s towering dwelling, a reflection of both his desire for omnipotence and commercial power. Scott’s warning of the dangers of
Identity is based on the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognised or known, and is impacted by various factors including human connections and the environment. A disruption of these stable elements ultimately fuels the loss of identity. Mary Shelly’s Romantic novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s science fiction film Blade Runner (1992) demonstrate how a more profound and sophisticated understanding of disruption and identity arises from the consideration of the parallels between the two texts. Though Frankenstein and Blade Runner differ in context, they draw on similar philosophical and societal values of their time to simultaneously extrapolate the twofold themes of The Human Experience; what it means to be human, and the dangers of disrupting the natural order through technological advancements. Thus the linking premise is that dehumanisation or a loss of identity results once nature has been disrupted, and humanity becomes subservient to technology and scientific advancement.
Ehrenreich cites two human sources, one from Charles Fourier and the other one from Edmund Leach. Both hold eventually that the family is the negative piece for the society, being a barrier to human progress and for the other side, being the source of all discontents. Finally, the author states that no matter if we are healthy or dysfunctional family, all of we need outside assistance so we won’t implode. We need more gender equality and better child welfare. Questions 1.- The opportunities that celebrity crimes do we allow ourselves to think about the family is that this may not be the ideal and perfect living arrangement after all, that it can be a nest of pathology and a cradle of gruesome violence.
Since the dawn of the species-based life form, those who gather in classes and packs have shunned what they view to be different. Whether they view this change as a threat to their personal lives or as a threat to the natural flow of life, the ones who resist change will, inevitably, “cast the first stone”. But do the mind-sets of the mob mentality hold a strong defense, or is it a display of closed-mindedness and fear? In the latter reasoning, those who resist change have now become those who fear change. In Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Dr. Frankenstein reveals to the world a new threat.
In our textbook, relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood in the terms of one’s society, culture, or even one’s own individual values (Mosser, 2010). In one’s culture, sex slavery might be considered to be normal; however in our culture sex slavery is banned. In our country polygamy is highly frowned upon, while in another culture it is normal to be married to one or more husband or wife. This can lead to relativism because it requires people to understand other’s beliefs are different. Sometimes it depends on their society and how they were raised in their culture that impacts their lives.
The downfall of Dr. Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s novel is directly correlated with the humanization of the creature he creates. Through the development of both these characters, Shelley communicates ideas of companionship and the abuse of knowledge as well as raising the question as to what makes people human. Shelley responds to her Gothic, post-Enlightenment and Romantic context, drawing on important Gothic techniques such as the use of sublimes, Gothic polarities and isolated setting. The Age of Reason is also reflected in the novel’s scientific content. Shelley uses a set of letters written by a man called Walton to his sister Margaret as a framing device for her novel.