1. How is the idea of a dictator used in Gattaca and The Lot to ensure the obedience of citizens?
- The tyrant encourages individuals to strive for the same ideal as those around them, which inevitably leads to their discontent as they become fixated on their flaws whilst dismissing their individuality.
- The dictator acts as a force that compels individuals to discriminate those who do not conform to society’s standards.
- The oppressor urges individuals to disregard their self-worth and put on facades, leading them to form meaningless relationships with others.
2. Gattaca and The Lot show that there is a price to pay for challenging authority. Discuss.
- Individuals experience a lack of contentment when they refuse to conform and speak out against the dominant forces in society.
- When uniformity of thought becomes the norm, individuals who challenge authority put themselves at risk of discrimination.
- Relationships are compromised with those who choose to abide by the laws that members of the authority set.
3. Compare how Gattaca and The Lot examine the consequences of seeking perfection.
- The quest for perfection inevitably leads to …show more content…
However, true love and true friendships should be genuine where flaws are exhibited and accepted, and yet, such a precondition for a meaningful relationship, ‘creates a vulnerability that many find unbearable.’ Therefore, connections with others become insincere and artificial as individuals are compelled to believe that perfection is much preferred to revealing
- The tyrant encourages individuals to strive for the same ideal as those around them, which inevitably leads to their discontent as they become fixated on their flaws whilst dismissing their individuality.
- The dictator acts as a force that compels individuals to discriminate those who do not conform to society’s standards.
- The oppressor urges individuals to disregard their self-worth and put on facades, leading them to form meaningless relationships with others.
2. Gattaca and The Lot show that there is a price to pay for challenging authority. Discuss.
- Individuals experience a lack of contentment when they refuse to conform and speak out against the dominant forces in society.
- When uniformity of thought becomes the norm, individuals who challenge authority put themselves at risk of discrimination.
- Relationships are compromised with those who choose to abide by the laws that members of the authority set.
3. Compare how Gattaca and The Lot examine the consequences of seeking perfection.
- The quest for perfection inevitably leads to …show more content…
However, true love and true friendships should be genuine where flaws are exhibited and accepted, and yet, such a precondition for a meaningful relationship, ‘creates a vulnerability that many find unbearable.’ Therefore, connections with others become insincere and artificial as individuals are compelled to believe that perfection is much preferred to revealing