Compare and contrast Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol to Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller
The two works raise difficult issues about individuals whose childhoods have damaged them to such and extent that the characters have an inability to develop actionable and realistic dreams. Life is littered with potential; some people succeed while all others stall. Some become leaders while others cannot even cope with life’s concerns.
Write a 3 page essay that discusses which dreams inspire productive behavior and which cause delusions. You may want to cover how vincent’s, Biff’s, and Willy’s childhood experience affect them as adults. Is it possible to become a leader and a productive member of society when one has experienced a sub-optimal? How do/should families deal with problems? Is it society’s fault or personal flaws that determine the outcome.Â
