Comparing Frankenstein And Blade Runner
Present within Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner and Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, there is a pivotal moment of realization where the artificially created forms, in this case, the monster and Rachel, submit to what others expect of them, in effect, forfeiting their own personal wants. Within Frankenstein, this shift is first put in motion when the DeLacey finally sees the creature and acting out of fear and disgust “dashed [the monster] to the ground, and struck [him] violently with a stick” to which the monster flees, escaping continued harm (71). Although in Blade Runner, Rachel wasn’t physically beaten she is forced to flee her place of employment out of fear someone would come and harm her because of what she was. Essentially,