Authors and artists create works of art and literature to express their own thoughts or to provide information to their audience. These thoughts and works of art belong to a variety of topics and expand through all different audiences. Specifically, works of art and literature about the future include ideas about war, religion, inequality, government, environment, technology and genetics. People create works of art and literature about the future to address these topics and express their opinions and views about them. 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Avatar by James Cameron are works of art about the future that express one or more of these themes.
In 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, the future is portrayed as a stable population where resources are abundant and people can live happily forever in the "Happy Garden of Life". Although seemingly perfect to some people, the author ridicules this society for its inhumane values for life and beliefs. People must be willing to die in order for a new generation to be born. In a world of immortals, those who die are willing to die for a cause, or simply want to end their immortality. This futuristic world is compared to heaven, as they are both bountiful gardens with immortal souls. It is ironic for someone in heaven to want to end their life.
Avatar by James Cameron emphasizes the corruption of society and the downfall of the environment. The conflict between the two cause a war that illuminates the reality of what the present may lead into. Throughout the movie, the writer continues to emphasize the corruption within society and how society's leaders can hold power that could bring the downfall of a world. People become more immersed within the natural world and the movie brings out the best of this setting. In order to examine the future and imagine a new world, the writer must address problems that occur in the new world and the future it will effect.
Although a world may not exist, authors ad artists will write about it. These works of art are created in order to illuminate the future, create a world of possibilities, and to influence people's decisions as they move forward into the future. In order to carry out these purposes, the writer must emphasize right from wrong and display events within their writing that the reader can analyze and draw a standpoint from. A future is created from people's present actions and an ideal future can only be created by acting purposely.
In 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, the future is portrayed as a stable population where resources are abundant and people can live happily forever in the "Happy Garden of Life". Although seemingly perfect to some people, the author ridicules this society for its inhumane values for life and beliefs. People must be willing to die in order for a new generation to be born. In a world of immortals, those who die are willing to die for a cause, or simply want to end their immortality. This futuristic world is compared to heaven, as they are both bountiful gardens with immortal souls. It is ironic for someone in heaven to want to end their life.
Avatar by James Cameron emphasizes the corruption of society and the downfall of the environment. The conflict between the two cause a war that illuminates the reality of what the present may lead into. Throughout the movie, the writer continues to emphasize the corruption within society and how society's leaders can hold power that could bring the downfall of a world. People become more immersed within the natural world and the movie brings out the best of this setting. In order to examine the future and imagine a new world, the writer must address problems that occur in the new world and the future it will effect.
Although a world may not exist, authors ad artists will write about it. These works of art are created in order to illuminate the future, create a world of possibilities, and to influence people's decisions as they move forward into the future. In order to carry out these purposes, the writer must emphasize right from wrong and display events within their writing that the reader can analyze and draw a standpoint from. A future is created from people's present actions and an ideal future can only be created by acting purposely.