November 18, 2016 - 22:40
- Both novels use future apocalyptic framing as a starting point to
- Promote discussion?
- Foster change?
- Start a ‘wake-up’ call for the inactive masses?
- Collapse of Western Civilization
- Frames the world in the future
- Takes a much more realistic way to examine the future consequences of our actions
- Occasional exaggerated points
- Darker themes because of the similarities to the current scenario
- Not too far into the future, but still far away – plausible scenario
- Takes a much more realistic way to examine the future consequences of our actions
- The government needs to take action?
- Countries like the United States are creating problems
- Central governments like China fared much better
- Does the solution come with heavier government restrictions?
- Does consumerism and individual greed prevent people as a whole from making decisions to benefit the planet / greater good?
- Are human beings incapable of preventing greed?
- Corporations and businesses are exploiting the melting ice caps (22) and using it as opportunities to expand their profits
- Does denial come from a profit-driven mindset?
- Are there other reasons as to why politicians choose to ignore
- Does denial come from a profit-driven mindset?
- Is it too late to make change?
- IAICEP went through drastic measures but the lifestyle after that was not sustainable (28)
- Currently we are already past the so called ‘tipping-point’. Does that make it impossible for us to revert back?
- Unless we come up with a sustainable lifestyle that cuts down on major things that we use…
- IAICEP went through drastic measures but the lifestyle after that was not sustainable (28)
- Frames the world in the future
- As the World Burns
- Exaggerated and simplified worldview – already exists in a heavily polluted world with a landfills and dams.
- Although many of these things are happening currently, they are even more pronounced through images
- Corporations and the government are all groups that are not going to help the environment
- The lack of major change coming from the government (and the refusal to change from major corporations) are all impeding on actions to help the environment
- Even if everyone takes smaller steps, restructuring human life is key
- Speaks explicitly about the consumer-mindset that many people have
- Explicit examples of the types of people in the planet
- Corporations: profit-driven, will do their best to make the most money even if the environment is sacrificed in return
- Government: unwilling to make major change, easily swayed by the material gains or from being in positions of power – controlled by big corporations who fund them
- Ordinary people: those who do their best to believe that they are doing what they can for the planet by taking small individual steps.
- Hypocrites: those who believe that they are doing the best for the planet while ignoring the major issues that are going on around them
- Publicity stunts / social media: although the message is spread around often, there are those who are constantly focused upon the social aspect and not actually about making change
- Use of these types of characters points out that each of us has taken on one of these personas and may be continuing to do so now
- Message that we all need to restructure our lives – while individual action is important, major change is needed as well
- Does this also promote governmental change?
- Who starts the movement? Is this also coming from grassroots?
- Message that we all need to restructure our lives – while individual action is important, major change is needed as well
- Exaggerated and simplified worldview – already exists in a heavily polluted world with a landfills and dams.