Who Is Seth Brundle's Fly

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Seth Brundle is a man who is plagued by severe motion sickness. This drives his passion to develop a way to teleport and so he may overcome his motion sickness. One night while he is at a gala dinner he runs into Veronica Quaife. She is a reporter that he confides in and convinces to document his experiment. Together they discover a way to transport living things, and develop romantic feelings for each other. Brundle inebriated attempts, with success, to teleport himself. After his teleportation Brundle starts behaving even more oddly than usual and gains interesting physical characteristics. He begins acting manically and he attempts to get Veronica to teleport as well, though she refuses. Ignoring her warnings about the consequences Brumble continues to teleport. As Bramble continues to teleport he slowly begins to undergo extensive physically changes. Eventually Bramble transforms into a fly like creature and is eventually killed. …show more content…
It was not the most captivating piece we have watched the pertained to death, but it did bring up an interesting viewpoint. The Fly shows how Brundle copes with his impending death. It also appears the he goes through many of the same phases that I have seen sick relatives go through, even though he is dying in an atypical scenario. Brundle also seems to have an interesting resignation in terms of his death. He appears to have accepted his death because he is the one who created the machine that has led to his demise. Brundle believes that since he does not know how save himself, he will not waste his time with any possible medical

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