Primary Sources:
- 1984: Orwell, George. 1984. London: Signet Classics, 1949. Print.
- The Blazing World: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish. The Description of a New World Called The Blazing World. London: A. Maxwell, 1668. Print.
- Ex Machina: Ex Machina. Dir. Alex Garland. Perf. Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander. Universal Studios, 2015. Film.
- Fables: Legends in Exile: Willingham, Bill, and Lan Medina. Fables: Legends in Exile. New York: DC Comics, 2002. Print.
- The Handmaid’s Tale: Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985. Print.
- The Island of Dr. Moreau: Wells, H. G. The Island of Dr. Moreau. New York: Dover Publications, 1996. Print.
- V for Vendetta: Moore, Alan, David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobhan Dodds. V for Vendetta. New York: DC Comics, 2005. Print.
Secondary Sources:
- Pettersson, Frederik. “Discourse and Oppression in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.” Diss. Linnaeus U, 2009. Web.
The author of the text covers many aspects of the novel very in-depth, however he most closely addresses the ideas I explored in the section “Truth Re-defined”. He addresses how anything the government says will become true, specifically how the inability of a woman to become pregnant when having intercourse with a sterile man is blamed on her, leading her to become an “unwoman”. He also draws a connection here to 1984, another novel I discussed, comparing this ability of the government to redefine truth to Winston’s torture scene where he looks at O’Brien’s hand and suddenly sees that two and two does make five, just as the Party says. This source would be helpful in research as it addresses a breadth of topics, beyond just what I chose to analyze.
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Corliss, Richard. “Ex Machina: Can Two Wily Men Outsmart a Gorgeous Robot?” Time Magazine. Time, 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.
The author this Time magazine article explores how Ex Machina draws parallels not only to The Island of Dr. Moreau, but also to Frankenstein and the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. One of the article’s focal points in Ava’s evolution throughout the film, as her personality grows and adapts during her interactions with Caleb, gaining the information she needs from her to eventually grant herself freedom. It takes the textual inter-connectivity I explored and expands it to a much further extent, making it not only relevant to my discussion of knowledge but also useful for further research into how the film mirrors many other works of science fiction.
Images:
- 1984: Orwell, George. Big Brother Is Watching You. Digital image. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Wikiquote, 23 Nov. 2016. Web. 6 Dec. 2016.
- V for Vendetta: Moore, Alan, David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobhan Dodds. V for Vendetta. New York: DC Comics, 2005. Print.
- Fables: Legends in Exile: Willingham, Bill, and Lan Medina. Fables: Legends in Exile. New York: DC Comics, 2002. Print.
- The Handmaid’s Tale: Hulu. The Handmaid’s Tale. Digital image. First Look: Elisabeth Moss in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. BBC America, 5 Dec. 2016. Web. 6 Dec. 2016.