Gene and Eugene Jerome Morrow

What we make of our own potential is entirely up to us as humans. Somebody else cannot determine that for us. The world of Gattaca is where genetic engineering becomes normal and natural births are considered abnormal. People’s resume becomes their genes, which creates an unfair advantages to those with superior genes to others, which means they have almost no defects such as vision impairment, hearing impairment and no general health problems. Those people are labelled valids and those with defects such as vision, hearing or general health impairment are labelled in-valid. We see this through the protagonist Vincent Anton Freeman, Eugene Jerome Morrow and Irene Cassini. Each of them has a different genetic make up which effects, in the world of Gattaca what they can achieve. The idea of perfection in Gattaca shows social discrimination against those who do not meet specific standards set in Gattaca. No matter what genes we have are made up of it should not hide the fact that many people can exceed their potential and become greater and achieve their dreams more than those who practically handed perfection.
Gattaca is a society which limits people in aspiring to achieve their dreams. This makes Gattaca a very discriminative society. They value perfection more than morals, ethics and self-belief. The use of technology to enhance an individual’s capabilities is what rules the society of Gattaca. ‘Ten fingers, ten toes, that’s all that used to matter. Not now. Now, only seconds old, the exact time and cause of my death was already known.’ Parents choose only the very best of themselves for their children, eliminating all defects they have to pass on only the best genes to their children. Companies in this society do not conduct normal interviews where people are judged on their personal qualities and qualifications but are judged solely on urine and blood tests to predict candidate potential. By defining people by their genetic background, it places huge