Essay Brainstorming - Sadhana
by Sadhana Bala
1. Themes
1.1. Artificial Life
1.2. Mimicking humanity
1.3. Environmental damage
2. Bladerunner
2.1. Characters
2.1.1. Deckard
2.1.2. Rachael
2.1.3. Roy
2.1.4. Tyrell
2.1.5. Gaff
2.2. Interesting Imagery
2.2.1. Eyes
2.2.2. Chess game
2.2.3. Empathy tests
2.2.4. New node
3. Frankenstein
3.1. Characters
3.1.1. Victor
3.1.2. Creature
3.1.3. Elizabeth
3.2. Themes
3.2.1. Death vs LIfe
3.2.2. Society vs. Solitude
3.2.3. Madness vs. Ambition
4. Bladerunner
5. Parallel Themes
5.1. Creation without responsibility
5.1.1. Paradise into hell
5.1.2. Hurt loved ones
5.1.3. Environmental damage
5.2. The fragility of life
5.2.1. Creations face death
5.2.2. Creators face death
5.2.3. No one can escape tragedy
5.3. One man's success is also his failure
5.4. We overstate our humanity and compassion
5.5. There is a limit to how much humans can intervene in nature
5.6. Ambition is the most dangerous yet successful trait of humans
5.6.1. Victor - obviously mislead by his ambition
5.6.2. Tyrell - mislead by the power of corporations, profit oriented
5.6.3. New node