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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) and Blade Runner - Director’s Cut (Ridley Scott)

This unit was prepared by Cathy Sly, Barrenjoey High School.

• Aim

• Syllabus requirements

• Introduction

• Texts and contexts

• Similarities

• Differences

• How the texts convey their settings

• Humanity’s alienation from nature in these futuristic worlds

• The nature of humanity

• Ethical issues raised in these texts

• Language (Names, Technical jargon)

• Film text (lighting, visual symbolism, sound)

• Activities

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