ENG237H5 Lecture Notes - Posthumanism, Virtual Reality
Document Summary
There is a link to continuity and consistency within the oneness of identity. Science and technology have a definitive role in the shaping of identity. Science and technology are at the heart of how the characters overcome their limitations and how the characters define themselves. Post-humanism and trans humanism - slightly utopian and optimistic view of humanity: through science and technology we will overcome the limitations that we have and become more. Smartness - has a lot of value placed on it, shows that there is a social link to it. Keyes gives us material evidence of the level that charlie is starting at and therefore the readers see how far he has to go. There are semiotic measurements of one"s intelligence and smartness. Smart = normal, there are specific measurements of intelligence that are linked to reading and writing. His social identity is linked to his intelligence: with more smartness he becomes more valued in his society.
