"Brave New World" written by Aldous Huxley is a compelling novel which represents a bleak dystopic future. It was influenced by many happenings during Aldous Huxley's time. One is that of the strict class structure of England where people are born into a class and become stuck, their class determined by their speech. He was influenced by the advent of the Model T Ford which allowed for greater travel and the influence of Mass Production. The Novel addresses what happens if mass production is applied to birth. He worte his novel at the end of the Roaring Twenties a period of increased consumerism and invention and the beginning of the great depression which saw unparelled suffering and poverty.
"Bladerunner" is a film made in 1982 and reproduced in 1992. It was produced in period of time where the world was beginning to become conscious of preservation of the environment for the future.
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A group at Garsington Manor, country home of Lady ...Also during a time when economic reform was happening worldwide and it was seen that consumerism would reach a new level. These two ideals are clearly addressed in the film.
Man's interaction with each other is addressed by the two texts. In brave new world humans are no longer born and families cease to exist, people are created in factories through the process of mass production. In this society's eyes it is a great economical advantage and a way of life for them. The word "parent" could be likened to expletives used in current day. They "are unpleasant facts". "Family Monogamy, romance, everywhere exclusiveness, everywhere a focussing of interest, a narrow channelling of impulse and energy. ... no wonder these poor pre-moderns were made and wcked and miserable." It is seen that love and family is a hindrance to the development of society and was the source of...