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Technological Themes

Technological Themes. Click Sound Before Advancing. Victor Embardino Professor Colton ENGL 121-804 5 December 2013. Table of Contents. Literature Selected Jurassic Park Theme Explained A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court Theme Explained Novels’ Themes Compared

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Technological Themes

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  1. Technological Themes Click Sound Before Advancing Victor Embardino Professor Colton ENGL 121-804 5 December 2013

  2. Table of Contents • Literature Selected • Jurassic Park Theme Explained • A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court Theme Explained • Novels’ Themes Compared • Novels’ Themes Relationship to Semester • Conclusion

  3. Literature Selected • Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton • A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain

  4. Jurassic Park Theme Explained • Main theme: Dangers of technology

  5. Jurassic Park Theme Explained(Contd.) • Danger of technology examples • Reliance on computers • Repercussion of scientific advancement with lack of knowledge

  6. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court Theme Explained • Technology over superstition • Human element challenges technology • Humans belief and sprit more powerful than technology

  7. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court Theme Explained(Contd.) • Technology over superstition examples: • Use of more advance knowledge to control • Human element challenging technology examples • Merlin (Magic) vs. Hank (Scientific) • Technological failure due to human will and belief examples • Merlin overcoming Hank’s technology

  8. Novels’ Themes Compared • Jurassic Park • Theme: Dangers of technology • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court • Theme: Humans more powerful than technology • Similarities: • Using technology to control and persuade • Issues of lack of knowledge pertaining to technology • Human element more powerful than technology and science

  9. Novels’ Themes Relationship to Semester • Both Novels Relate to “Hacking” Theme • Example Neuromancer by William Gibson

  10. Novels’ Themes Relationship to Semester(Contd.) • Theme Similarities • Use of Technology to Control • Relationship with “hacking” • Humans more powerful than technology

  11. Conclusion • What have we learned? • Jurassic Park and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court Theme similarities • Assigned novels similarities with Neuromancer • Novels relationship with semester

  12. Works Cited • Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: A Novel. New York: Ballantine, 2012. Print. • Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2001. Print. • Gibson, William. Neuromancer. New York: Ace, 1984. Print. • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qelwpkCHSoE/TgmzfbMYngI/AAAAAAAACz8/wcwdIMGebJE/s1600/clipart_of_10883_sm_21.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Jurassicpark.jpg

  13. Works Cited • http://volweb.utk.edu/school/sweetwjh/3dtrexhead.gif • http://law.widener.edu/NewsandEvents/Articles/2008/~/media/Images/News2008/iStock_laptopDanger.ashx • http://soundbible.com/1748-Tyrannosaurus-Rex-Roar.html • http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/images/superstition.gif • http://allthecovers.tumblr.com/post/24527409118/neuromancer-by-william-gibson • http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/willy-peter_schaub/windowslivewriter/debuggi.netapplicationsapowercourseday22_8017/clipart_of_22448_smjpg_2.jpg

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