The contexts of both texts provide meaning into the values placed upon society in that time, and why the composers have questioned and criticized these values through their respective texts.
Brave New World attempts to address communism through the production line style of humanity, human conditioning and social experiments such …show more content…
In Brave New World John embarks on this voyage as a newcomer to the World State who eventually yearns for his ‘savage’ reservation (back to the wild), while Roy a replicant in Blade Runner embodies everything that is human and instinctive showing that in both morally corrupt societies there are still aspects of humanity.
Roy is aware that he is a artificially created being both mentally and physically superior to the humans and replicants around him.
“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you, Roy, have burned ever so brightly.”
This is symbolic of Christ and the perceptions of perfection, someone who is perfect can not last in an imperfect world. This is similar to John, where his perceptions of the Brave New World are distressing where he see’s social norms as restrictive and ‘unholy’ denying the experience of the human condition. This is shown when John exclaims
“I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom”
And Mustapha Mond replies
“In fact, your claiming the right to be