The replicants are artificial, the memories are artificial. Technology has well and truly taken over. Akin to Frankenstein, Blade Runner acts as a severe warning to the depressing future we may have if we try to push advances of science and technology further and further beyond the limit. As before mentioned, it is the hubris of the protagonists in each text that causes the highest diminution of humanity. In both texts, both protagonists seek earnestly to become God-like by taking on the role of creator, Frankenstein with the monster, and Tyrell with the replicants.
IN WHAT WAYS DOES A COMPARATIVE STUDY ACCENTUATE THE DISTINCTIVE CONTEXTS OF FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADERUNNER? The comparative study of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and Bladerunner directed by Ridley Scot, accentuates the timeless themes of humanity and lack of morality. These are both powerful themes of both novel and film, which relate closely to the values of responsibility and over ambition seen in both texts. Humanity was under close question in scientific discoveries of both eras as in the 18oo’s and the 1980’s were causing huge controversy over whether the experiments were boarding on ‘playing God’, this co-insides with the lack of humanity and over ambition. Humanity is seen in both novel and film show humans in a more monstrous
In both Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, we are introduced to monsters of various forms and natures. These monsters ultimately expose the true nature of other main characters within the novels and ultimately, humanity in general. The authors detail the inhumane cruelty that occurs in both novels to serve as statement of human nature and a warning for mankind. Both monsters in these novels are created, which begs the question: If one creates a monster does that not make the creator monstrous as well? In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, we are introduced to Victor Frankenstein; a man obsessed with discovering the secret to creating life.
The main character’s name is Victor Frankenstein and the entire novel is based on what he has done. What he did to ruin his life, how he played god and in the end caused the killings of his loved ones, everything is centered on his decisions. Every moment that lead to his demise, that is what this novel is about. Shelley’s technique is amazing. She puts a story within a story and within that story lays another story.
The theme of disruption refers to the unbalancing of what is natural, a theme which is explored and opinionated in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1817) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (Director’s cut), where ‘disruptive’ actions of individuals, involving the exploitation of nature, bring about [ironically] the character’s own downfall, and more importantly, an undesired outcome whilst playing god. The critical theme outlined in both texts is humanity’s desire for power which leads to the rejection of our natural world, and this, by extension, means turning to technology and other unconventional methods in order to gain knowledge and distinction. Shelley specifically cautions against scientific advancement and the obsession which follows
It was his responsibility as the 'father' to teach the monster the ways of humans, about morals, values, love and kindness. But since Frankenstein neglected doing this for his monster, it symbolically represented an abandonment of his own values, that he shunned his own humanity. I believe Frankenstein's rejection of his creation was not just due to the appearance, but the monster is a symbol of his own failings as a human being. Having wanted to be like god, Frankenstein's intention was to help humanity. What resulted instead was a monstrosity.
Frankenstein Paper Justice Does justice always prevail? In Frankenstein Mary Shelley shows how justice when blurred with hatred can turn into revenge. Is Williams’s murder justified? Should victor let Justine take the fall? The Wretch ruins the life of Victor “his creator”.
This suggests that it is a human quality to seek company and if one secludes themselves from the community and others it removes their human qualities and they can become dangerous. Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, ‘Frankenstein’ published in 1818, and Ridley Scott’s dystopian film, ‘Blade Runner’ the director’s cut produced in 1992, both express and explore the human need for togetherness, company or dare I say it, belonging to each other through their chosen mediums. Mary Shelley promotes human wellbeing by working together rather than following individual pursuits. She emphasises this fact and warns us that we shouldn’t take relationships and company for granted because she was greatly influenced by the enlightenment period where scientists like Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta focused on their individual pursuits rather than human wellbeing. This concern is voiced in one of the main characters, Victor Frankenstein.
Perhaps the man that shot the creature after it had saved a little girl from drowning would be a better example of being too quick to judge. All of the judgments seem to bring a negative effect on the judged. Frankenstein tells of the creatures payback to Dr. Frankenstein for judging his creation and not taking responsibility for it. The creature winds up killing several of the doctor's family members and his very close friend, Henry Clerval. In his search for vengeance the creature condemns himself to the internal suffering of knowing that he has taken the life of a person.
Victor’s plans for his creation were more than great, but once he had actually created the Monster, all of his past feelings turned into disgust and horror. Frankenstein finds himself "…capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter" (Shelley 51) and attempts to put himself on the same level as God by giving life back to the dead. Although Victor thought otherwise, the creature that he thought would bring him fame and do good for society became a murdering monster. "…I thought that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption." (53)