Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Release year of The Truman Show
Release year of The Truman Show
1998
Director of The Truman Show
Director of The Truman Show
Peter Weir
Baudrillard concept in Seahaven
Baudrillard concept in Seahaven
Hyperreality/third-order simulation
Allegory Truman's journey mirrors
Allegory Truman's journey mirrors
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Sartre concept Truman rejects
Sartre concept Truman rejects
Bad faith (mauvaise foi)
Christof name significance
Christof name significance
Christ/God-like creator figure
Product Meryl promotes awkwardly
Product Meryl promotes awkwardly
Mococoa
Weir's 3-pronged critique targets
Weir's 3-pronged critique targets
Voyeurism, corporate god-complex, authenticity vs comfort
1990s surveillance tech (3 types)
1990s surveillance tech (3 types)
VHS recording, early internet, CCTV
Sylvia represents
Sylvia represents
Radical authenticity & existential feminism