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I have a favour for any of you that may have the spare time to help me with this. Hopefully it isnt too boring, and in a way it is related to many classic movies and genres of movies that we all love.
Basically, in this thread i'll be posting the chapters of a story i have written for my thesis that i will be handing in next week. My thesis is on fin de siecle literature of the Nineteenth Century and the anxities expressed by authors writing in this movement. fin de siecle translates into 'the end of a century' or the 'end of a cycle'. it involves authors and film makers expressing the anxities of their society on what they think may become of the human race as we progress into the future. During the nineteenth century Britain was relishing in its own glory, we had a giant Empire that ruled almost half of the world, the industrial revolution was at its height and mankind was on the brink of new scientific studies arising at the time. However many writers feared that we were becoming too content with our own greatness, and our demise would come in several ways. Writers like H G Wells explored his anxities in War of the Worlds with the arrival of Aliens far superior than us and wiping us off our planet. Which is obviosuly a fear still relevant today as hs story has been used as the basic plot for many many sci-fi films. To break it down and give examples as simply as i can, here are some fin de siecle literatures and films that you may be aware of :-
Nineteenth Century Anxities
Modern Day Anxities - There are tons of examples of these, that you can mostly find in any film, from Metropolis to Being John Malchovich. These are mostly expressed in film, as film is the new medium of the 20th century.
As you can see there are loads of issues here, but they all lead back to the same kind of question, what is our fascination as a human race, with our own demise? Thats what im asking in my thesis. And i'll be exploring it in a short story ive written. This is where i need your help.
The story i am going to post in each chapter is a science fiction story set at the end of the Nineteenth Century in 1899. It is along the lines of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde and deals with the issue of identity in Victorian society at the time. The duality of man, the New Woman, scientific progress etc. So i'm going to post each chapter, and as some of you guys are proof readers and a dab hand with the art of writing, i would love to hear your thoughts on each chapter, what you liked, what you didnt, what can be improved.
Any comments will be HUGELY appreciated as each chapter is quite long and if you get all the way through it i will be eternally gratefull and there may be lots of sexy rep in it for ya.
So, Chapter One....
I have a favour for any of you that may have the spare time to help me with this. Hopefully it isnt too boring, and in a way it is related to many classic movies and genres of movies that we all love.
Basically, in this thread i'll be posting the chapters of a story i have written for my thesis that i will be handing in next week. My thesis is on fin de siecle literature of the Nineteenth Century and the anxities expressed by authors writing in this movement. fin de siecle translates into 'the end of a century' or the 'end of a cycle'. it involves authors and film makers expressing the anxities of their society on what they think may become of the human race as we progress into the future. During the nineteenth century Britain was relishing in its own glory, we had a giant Empire that ruled almost half of the world, the industrial revolution was at its height and mankind was on the brink of new scientific studies arising at the time. However many writers feared that we were becoming too content with our own greatness, and our demise would come in several ways. Writers like H G Wells explored his anxities in War of the Worlds with the arrival of Aliens far superior than us and wiping us off our planet. Which is obviosuly a fear still relevant today as hs story has been used as the basic plot for many many sci-fi films. To break it down and give examples as simply as i can, here are some fin de siecle literatures and films that you may be aware of :-
Nineteenth Century Anxities
- War of the Worlds - The fear of Alien/Foreign invasion and threat to the World/Empire
- Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde - The fear of the duality of Man, the hidden and degenerate/homosexual side of mankind that 'hydes' within us all and the loss of our identity as no one can really tell between the good and the evil hiding within.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray - (this is the story of a man so vain, he falls in love ith a portrait of himself, and makes a pact with it so that he can live forever, never aging and he can act on all the atrocities of mankind, whilst his painting takes on the horrid, evil appearance of his soul) - Vanity and appearance will become the most important priority in our lives
- The Island of Dr Moreau - Mankind playing God, and science becoming the new religion in which we can create life.
Modern Day Anxities - There are tons of examples of these, that you can mostly find in any film, from Metropolis to Being John Malchovich. These are mostly expressed in film, as film is the new medium of the 20th century.
- Bladerunner, A.I, Johnny Neumonic, The Matrix trilogy, Minority Report, The 6th Day and countless other sci fi films - the loss of our identity through advances in technology and science, does the biological body really exist anymore?
- The Matrix trilogy, Mulholland Dr, The Truman Show - Does our world really exist anymore? What is 'real'?
- A.I, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Metropolis, I Robot, Terminator series, Demon Seed - The threat of A.I taking over.
- Deep Impact, Armageddon, The Day After Tomorrow - Fear of extinction
As you can see there are loads of issues here, but they all lead back to the same kind of question, what is our fascination as a human race, with our own demise? Thats what im asking in my thesis. And i'll be exploring it in a short story ive written. This is where i need your help.
The story i am going to post in each chapter is a science fiction story set at the end of the Nineteenth Century in 1899. It is along the lines of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde and deals with the issue of identity in Victorian society at the time. The duality of man, the New Woman, scientific progress etc. So i'm going to post each chapter, and as some of you guys are proof readers and a dab hand with the art of writing, i would love to hear your thoughts on each chapter, what you liked, what you didnt, what can be improved.
Any comments will be HUGELY appreciated as each chapter is quite long and if you get all the way through it i will be eternally gratefull and there may be lots of sexy rep in it for ya.
So, Chapter One....
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