artificial creation
The word Artificial, derived from the Latin word artificialis is defined as "Made by humans; produced rather than natural." Since the beginning of time man has always been enthralled by a magnificent sight; however what is beautiful to one person may be uncanny to another. This thought can be summed up in one sentence: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." This saying was formulated many years ago, and it still holds true today. Throughout time, man has striven to find and become beautiful. In the stories of Ovid, Pynchon, Kleist, and Blade Runner, this is the case. In these stories, however, the same concept is presented in the form of a question: Is it acceptable to become beautiful through artificial means? In each of the four stories, the same idea is presented in different contexts. Ovid, Kleist and Blade Runner build figures from the ground up to create what they think to be perfect creatures. Pynchon, however, while still using a form of creation merely re-creates shapes on the face of a young girl to obtain what she thinks is a better suited nose. The only natural creation is God's. Throughout time, man has striven for perfection. With more and more technological advances, it has bec
In many other instances, there is a need to completely construct a being to find true beauty. For Ovid, the creator has a different need. In this story, Pygmalion has a belief that he will never find his one true love throughout the entire kingdom that he rules. Because of this, Pygmalion "creates" what, I his eyes, is the "perfect woman" out of ivory. Pygmalion so much wants to believe that this woman is real, that he goes on to treat her like his wife, from bringing her simple pleasures like clothes and diamonds to going as far as sleeping with the lifeless piece of stone. Pygmalion wants so desperately for the statue to be real that he presents the piece to the town's ladies and suggests that it should be an ideal for the "whores" of the town to learn from. Soon after the address by Pygmalion to the town's women, the statue is blessed by the Greek goddess of love, Venus, and somehow turned into an actual person. After this, Pygmalion marries the artificial woman who is now alive, and he raises a family with this "perfect creature." The story is twisted in that this kind of behavior is unethical because Pygmalion is using an unreal piece of material to conform to what he thinks is a relic for life. ome possible to create the person that everyone idolizes. In the case of Pynchon, for instance, a nose job to achieve what Esther believes will make her truly beautiful is the topic. Doctor Shoenmaker, who is performing the surgery, is more than a doctor. The doctor turns a rather normal surgery into some kind of sexual fiesta with perverted antidotes. After achieving what Esther thinks is personal beauty, she willingly gives herself to her "creator", Doctor Shoenmaker, in full confidence. Doctor Shoenmaker on the oth
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