Describe the advantages and disadvantages of living in a world such as
GATTACA and Unwind. Use examples from the book and movie.
Unwind
In the book Unwind there are many advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that when you are severely injured you can have affected body parts replaced with body parts from an unwind, In chapter 1, the trucker that gave Connor a ride had an arm from an unwound because his original arm was severely damaged in an accident . However a disadvantage in the world of Unwind is that if you are between the ages of 13 to 18, your parents can abort you which means you will be transported to a harvest camp where you will be unwound. After you are unwound your body parts are donated to people in need of new body parts. In the book, …show more content…
In the world of Gattaca, everyone is born through the eugenics program. However the main character
Vincent has a disadvantage, he was not born through the eugenics program which made him suffer from poor genetic traits. Vincent also suffers genetic discrimination based on his poor genes. This prevents him from being able to achieve his career of going into space because the training program will not allow him in because of his genes.
How is reproductive freedom addressed in the movie and the book?
Unwind
In the book Unwind reproductive rights cause a second civil war. After the second civil war ends a “Bill of Life” is drafted. This bill bans abortion however parents can unwind their child if they are between the ages of 13 and 18 if they choose to do so.
Gattaca
In the movie Gattaca babies are conceived through eugenics. Eugenics genetically manipulates the child so that it will have good genes. In the movie there are two ways to conceive a child, through eugenics or being naturally born. When a person is born naturally they can have poor genes and birth defects.
How is discrimination portrayed in the movie and the book? What