Task: Time (guide) Completed:

1. Context research task. 60 minutes

2. Watch Gattaca. Copy will be made available on MS Teams

120 minutes
through Clickview.

3. Complete the Gattaca Viewing Questions. 30 minutes

4. Read at least the first six chapters of Brave New World.

20 minutes every
Please use the resources section to find a free audiobook on
night
YouTube to assist with this.

5. Complete the Brave New World Chapter questions. 60 minutes

Resources

Gattaca film - https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1631225411511/gattaca (you may need to

make an account)

Brave New World audiobook - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4TY4IBIAFc

(if you look at the notes it will have timestamps and links to find each chapter)

Brave New World video summary - https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/bravenew/video-summary/

(link also contains written summaries and character analysis)

Gattaca summary - https://www.gradesaver.com/gattaca/study-guide/summary

Attached is your holiday homework to prepare for Unit 2, Area of Study 1: Reading and
Comparing. Please ensure all these activities are completed by FRIDAY 17 JULY (end of
week 1).
Task Description: Using the questions as a guide, research the different aspects of Gattaca and Brave
New World (bold text) to understand the concepts behind the texts. Dot point your information in the
corresponding column on the grid.
Andrew Niccol
- Who is Andrew Niccol
- Timeline of his life
- Biographical details
- Genre and style
- Key concerns in his texts

IVF/Designer Babies
- Research IVF in Australia
- Significant dates
- Who is eligible
- Impact of designer babies today

Nature VS Science
- Who is Henry Ford - what was his invention
- Who is Ivan Pavlov – what is he famous for?
- What is Pavlovian conditioning
- Which part(s) of the brain control our emotions

Ethics of Genetic Alteration

- Current developments
- The ethical issues
- When is it ok to modify our genes
- The legal implications

The World of Gattaca

- Research a dystopian world
- Research a utopian world
- What does g-a-t-t-a-c-a stand for
- Character wardrobe
- Film seeting
Henry Ford and Industrialisation
- Who is Henry Ford
- What is industrialisation?
- What is the ‘assembly line’ style of mass production?
- What is the ‘Great Depression’?

Prohibition and the Prevalence of Drug Use

- What is prohibition
- Why was alcohol illegal for such a long time?
- What are the effects of drugs to the mind?

Features of a Dystopian World

- What is dystopian?
- What is utopian?
- In a utopian world how to people interact?
- Who rules a dystopian world?

Caste System
- What is a caste system?
- What is the role of the ruling class?
- What is the fate of those in the lowest class
- Which countries operate using a caste system today? How does this look?

Aldous Huxley
- Who is Aldous Huxley?
- Timeline of his life
- Biographical details
- Genre and style
- Key concerns in his text
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Industrialisation the Prevalence Dystopian World
of Drug Use
Task Description: Read the corresponding chapters of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and write an
extended response (1 paragraph using TEEL/ half to three quarters of a page) to EACH of the questions
below.
Chapters 1 – 3
1. Describe the way this society functions. In what ways is it different from our society (in terms of the
people’s values, the way they live, the organization of society, etc.)? Why do you think the author
chose Ford to be the “God” of this society?

Chapters 4 - 6
1. Why is talking about the “remote past” (probably anything more than a year before) a taboo? What
do you think drives the Director to unconsciously violate this taboo? What do Bernard’s initial
reaction to being reprimanded, his bragging to Helmholtz, and his reaction upon learning of his
impending transfer to Iceland (Part 3) show about his character?
"Jerome had been engineered with everything he needed to get into Gattaca, except the desire to do so" 

"Eugene suffered under a different burden - the burden of perfection."

"For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm suddenly having a hard time
leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving...
maybe I'm going home."

Task Description: During and after watching the film, answer the following questions:

1. For each word below, write a definition based on each word’s usage in the movie:
a. de-gene-erate- A person born naturally.
b. Valid- officially acceptable; High caste
c. in-valid- Not acceptable; low caste
d. faith baby- a bay born by god;
e. genetic engineering- modification or manipulation of genes.

2. Compare Jerome and Vincent. What were their strengths and their weaknesses? In what ways were
they the mirror image of each other (the same)?
A. Both Jerome and Vincent had a strong passion of their own desire- Jerome (Coming first in the
swimming race) and Vincent (going into space). Vincent’s diseases and being faith baby created
many problems in the way of achieving his desire of going into the space, which was the major
weakness of Vincent. In addition, his desperate will to achieve what he dreamt of was his strength.
 Besides this, another character, Jerome, had the weakness of becoming depressed or unmotivated,
unlike Vincent. We know this that he wanted to suicide after coming 2 nd place in swimming race.
They are similar in how they look. They are bout similar sage, similar hiehight and appearance.

3. Was Jerome mentally ill?

It seems Jerome was unmotivated nd deppprsed about coming the 2nd in the race. As we know that
Jeorme has the “hear like an ox” and “IQ off the register”, it implies that he is physically healthy.
However, he does face sucidial thoughts after becoming depprsed

4. Compare Anton and Vincent, the two brothers. How was Vincent able to beat Anton at swimming
despite Vincent's weak heart?
The prodomient difference etween the two brothwr is that Anton is genetically born, whereas,
Vincent is not- faith baby. Since vinctnen is bron naturally he was considered as low caste, unlike
Anton, who was born with the technology of genetic engineering. Although Anton was gnernetically
modified or “perfect” and was best in swimming, Vincent was able to beat him in the Chicken game.
He was able to do because he has the passion of achieinving what he wanted and also because he
“never saved anything [energy] to swim back” and gave “all the stregntgn to fo forward.”

5. Why is there such resistance to the new order imposed by this society? E.g., Vincent's girlfriend; the
test technician?
There is a resistance or opposition to the new order imposed by this society as evrthhng is tested
through gener=es and urines samples. I think there is resistenace between the chrachters because
many cheractersdont’ like with they society works- urine blood and genes are tested.

6. What do you think is wrong with the society portrayed in "Gattaca"?

I think the way people are treated in the spcitry is the is unfair. People whi are born through genetic
engoinerring are considers to be higher caste and receive good job position. However, people who are
“faith baby” or born naturally are down grageded. They are being discrmimnated as they can only
obtain a cleaner job in the world of Gattaca. They do not have the opportunity to persue their dream,
“You have to be realistic. With a heart condition like yours.”

7. What made Vincent able to qualify for the Saturn mission despite his lack of genetic perfection?
Since “Jerome had been engineered with everything he needed to get into Gattaca”, Vincent was ble
to use Jeorm’s samples and debut Jermr’s personality. Therofre, using Jeorm’s identity
andperopsnality, Vincent was able to qualify for the mission.

8. The character of the Director (the murderer) told the investigators that there was no indication of
violence in his genetic make-up. What were the screenwriters trying to tell us by this scene?

9. What were the screenwriters trying to tell us through the episode of the 12 fingered pianist? What is
wrong with engineering children to have 12 fingers if, as a result, they will be able to make
extraordinarily beautiful music?
10. Jerome committed suicide at the end of this film. What was the screenwriter's purpose in showing this
end to this character?

11. Which did Anton have more allegiance to: his caste of genetically enhanced beings or his brother?

12. Were Vincent and Jerome friends by the end of the film?