Comparative Study of Texts: Brave New World/ Blade Runner (note: essay on humanity, and human's relationship with the natural world)

In the worlds of the narrative text Brave New World (1932), composed by Aldous Huxley and the visual text Blade Runner (Director's Cut) (1992), directed by Ridley Scott, perhaps the most significant thematic concern is that of the intervention into the natural order by elitist human forces. Responders are confronted with stark, forlorn visions of a future that has alienated the natural environment from humanity, creating a society of moral destitution, in which its inhabitants are substantially …

…of seemingly infinite value: "You think I'd be working in a place like this if I could afford a real snake?" An experience of nature is similarly a rarity in the New World Utopia, only accessible to those of higher castes. This access, however, remains limited, as the Alphas and Betas lack a true humanistic appreciation of nature and they condemn the 'savages' for living in, and with, an environment without urbanization or commercial interests.