A great deal of the science-fiction stories being produced are steeped in far more philosophy than consumers realize. Even the most informed and attentive eye is prone to missing some level of insight because there are simply too many layers and influences present to see them all. Thankfully, Kevin Decker has written a great deal on the subject. Particularly relevant to me is a chapter in his book Who is Who?: The Philosophy of Doctor Who. Each chapter addresses a different philosophical construct, and one of those chapters is called “We All Depend on the Beast Below: The Monstrous Other.” This extremely valuable and enlightening chapter discusses the philosophical conversation pertaining to the idea of the “Other” and how Doctor Who fits into …show more content…
According to Decker, these two stories are similar “in that their bases under siege represent late twenty-first-century efforts in humankind's move beyond national divisions into a new era of cooperation on the Earth’s moon and Mars respectively” (CITE). In both of these endeavors mankind has a base of sorts that is attacked. For Troughton, it is the Cybermen who “were deliberately crafted in 1966 to serve as Others for the entire human race” (CITE). For Tennant, it is the Flood, an infection that travels through water, stealing the “small comfort of the skin-barriers bodily separation between alien enemy and self” …show more content…
Decker does little to distinguish between the two stories, likely because both feature the Silurians, a reptilian race inhabiting subterranean earth. Both stories stand the Silurians up against humanity, and humanity finds that “‘we have met the aliens and they are us’” (CITE). Rather than using a human base under an alien siege to address those things humans fear, these stories show a more dastardly side of humanity, making them the ones to be feared. Decker specifically mentions that, “Both tales explore the evils of colonialism and the limits of communalism through inverting the normal dynamic of invasion from without” (CITE). A brief plot explanation makes it clear that in both of these stories, humans are no better than their “alien” counterparts, and may very well be
First off, both of them take place in the future which sets the series of events for the rest of the story’s. The story’s take place in the early 2050’s and instead of there being all these high tech things for people to use, there is just a TV screen that everybody sits in front of (Bradbury 47). That explains the next similarity which is that everybody sits inside all the time. Mead is really the only person who walks outside at night but in the story it’s ok but in the film he’s not supposed to be outside. Therefore these stories are similar but it’s the differences that make these stories even more
These two stories were also very different, they were written in different views. The second story was written in first person, it told a story about a past experience. The first story was very general, it related to many women readers,
In some ways both short stories were written with some similarities in mind. In both of the short stories that were told there was a death taken place which is a sad thing in stories that could affect the mood of the reader. After the death there is someone to clean it up and keep it secret so no one would know In both of the stories there is unique writing styles used to add effect to the story. These are some of the things that were used in both stories that kind of put them together as
Both narratives compare as timeless tales of reputable heroes. They both include similar plots of long journeys back home. The main characters’ flaws are arrogance which is the source of many of their troubles.
different. They both share similar topics, in that they are two stories of cultures, but written from
H.G Wells and Ray Bradbury both portray a world under attack by aliens, as stated previously. However while the two authors both depict alien invasions, each author portrays the reactions of these characters in contrasting ways. While Wells shows that the characters weren’t frantic, in fact they were prepared for the invasion, Bradbury’s characters were fearful and were ‘playing
The two text are similar for various reasons. They are generally similar because they both have someone attempting to deny or rebel against society or government and they both get are unsuccessful and killed in the end. As seen in Harrison Bergeron this conflict occurs when Harrison
There are similarities of plot between both stories, for example, both of the men are soldiers at war. As an example “On a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge, a republican sniper lay watching”
The similarity and connection existing between the two stories is the point of view in the two essays. The stories are both written in the first person perspective and that
The settings in the two stories are similar in the way that they both take place in a small town with a sense of poverty. The adults are portrayed as authoritative and the narrators feel trapped.
During the latter portion of the nineteenth century, Robert Louis Stevenson published his novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The fin de siècle saw the rise of different thoughts and ideas surrounding science and society. These concepts and interpretations sparked the discourse surrounding the theory of degeneration; which was the concern that civilization would fall to a lower state of being. This chapter will be reading multiplex personality as a manifestation of this broader cultural fear. Stevenson’s story played upon the changes society was facing during this time and the interest in scientific explanations for mental illness. He creates the character of Dr Jekyll, a scientist who invents a potion to unlock his inner,
Humanity revolves around the basis of one concept: knowledge. The acquisition of knowledge has driven humanity’s progress and will continue to propel man into new heights. There comes a point where the want for knowledge becomes dangerous. The novelette, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tells the tale of a man meddling in the affairs of another, who dwells in macabre, in order to gain insight. Man lives for knowledge, but sometimes it is that knowledge that quenches man’s ability to live.
Thesis: Death is the main theme of both short stories and both authors portrayed this dark and dreary idea as a game the characters are playing.
First, the plots of both works need to be discussed and explained how they are different. The stories of both works have basically the same
Both of these works have very similar narrators. By just reading the works, they seem very different because of who they killed and why, where and with whom they lived, and how they murdered their victims. But, by analyzing the two men, they become more and more alike. They both tell their stories in the first person and write from their jail cells. Each chose to reference an animal in their stories. The two men, both hide the corpses in the structures of the homes. Likewise, the narrators try to defend their sanity by logically justifying their horrific actions based on their mental states throughout the flashbacks of the events.