Use each quote and apply to 15 million merits:
‘From a theoretical approach how is 15 million merits a postmodern text?’
15 million merits can be seen as a postmodern text. It highlights many aspects which can be reflected in postmodern thinking.
Society of the spectacle (Debord -) ‘Capitalism – control over masses – commodity – masking real life’ Mick Googan spoke about how capitalism has control over the masses, everythings becoming a commodity and separating/masking from real life. In 15 million merits, the storyline involves a great deal of capitalism – such as the social order in the world; those more well of, those who must cycle day after day and the obese cleaners (considered as second classed citizens). Those who must ride bicycles daily, are constantly being exposed to advertisements and tv programmes.
(3 MILLION MERITS HAS THE ASPECTS OF CAPITALISM –those in higher places, bikers and cleaners – CONTROL – MASKING THE REAL LIFE / SCREENS / TV. AVATAR)
*Simulacra & Hyper-reality (Baudrillard) – “We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.” This can be said for the ways the characters’ lives are as a virtual avatar (Such as ‘Miis’ on the wii, and Xbox 360 avatars). This creates this Hyperreal/simulated human aspect highlighting Baudrillards theory, as the world (in this case) is having ‘more and more information, and less and less meaning”
Joshua Kane came up with a theory known as ‘the panoptic transition’, which links to Foucault’s ‘Panopticon’ highlighting points about being watched and reality television and how ‘ordinary people’ play themselves on tv. The same can be said for within 15 million merits, where it includes a programme called ‘Hot shots’ which the same as X-factor or Britains Got talent. Once a person saved up enough points by cycling day after day, they are able to buy a ‘golden ticket’ and go on the show, where they can be watched by the judges and cameras, broadcasting it to all the other people/avatars.
(The watcher becomes the watched’. Watcher of ‘hot shots’ become watched…. Being part of the cruel system… reflexivity in which the watcher becomes the watched)
Conclusion:
‘From a theoretical approach how is 15 million merits a postmodern text?’
15 million merits can be seen as a postmodern text. It highlights many aspects which can be reflected in postmodern thinking.
Society of the spectacle (Debord -) ‘Capitalism – control over masses – commodity – masking real life’ Mick Googan spoke about how capitalism has control over the masses, everythings becoming a commodity and separating/masking from real life. In 15 million merits, the storyline involves a great deal of capitalism – such as the social order in the world; those more well of, those who must cycle day after day and the obese cleaners (considered as second classed citizens). Those who must ride bicycles daily, are constantly being exposed to advertisements and tv programmes.
(3 MILLION MERITS HAS THE ASPECTS OF CAPITALISM –those in higher places, bikers and cleaners – CONTROL – MASKING THE REAL LIFE / SCREENS / TV. AVATAR)
*Simulacra & Hyper-reality (Baudrillard) – “We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.” This can be said for the ways the characters’ lives are as a virtual avatar (Such as ‘Miis’ on the wii, and Xbox 360 avatars). This creates this Hyperreal/simulated human aspect highlighting Baudrillards theory, as the world (in this case) is having ‘more and more information, and less and less meaning”
Joshua Kane came up with a theory known as ‘the panoptic transition’, which links to Foucault’s ‘Panopticon’ highlighting points about being watched and reality television and how ‘ordinary people’ play themselves on tv. The same can be said for within 15 million merits, where it includes a programme called ‘Hot shots’ which the same as X-factor or Britains Got talent. Once a person saved up enough points by cycling day after day, they are able to buy a ‘golden ticket’ and go on the show, where they can be watched by the judges and cameras, broadcasting it to all the other people/avatars.
(The watcher becomes the watched’. Watcher of ‘hot shots’ become watched…. Being part of the cruel system… reflexivity in which the watcher becomes the watched)
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