The Matrix, Truman Show & Baudrillard

  • Rose
    17 years ago

    Hello there. My name is Lily, and I need some help on an essay. If anyone can be kind enough to lend me hand, that'll be greatly appreaciated.

    I have to write an essay on Baudrillard and his works comparison to The Matrix and The Truman Show. Using his philosophy of "Simulacra and Simulations" I have to write an essay on this topic.

    I'm so confused as to where to start. I have a bunch of information on him and The Matix as well as The Truman Show, but I can't put it all together and make it work.

    If anyone has ever written an essay similar to this and has some idea's on where I can start, please let me know.

    Please and Thank you!

  • Rose
    17 years ago

    Thanks so much for replying. I find Jean Baurdrillard perspective of life quite interesting. Baudrillard is actually still alive, he was born in 1929. I found that so suprising, i thought him to be dead. Anyways, I finally understand his philosophy to some extent, and I can compare it to the martix as well as the truman show. After days of working on this, i've finally figured a bit of it out. =) The only thing, i find difficult is putting this all together and writing a four page essay. Explainging his threoy of Simulacra and Simulations becomes quite repetitive. Anyhow, thank you.

    Great Project? = I suppose
    Stressful? = Definately.

    lol.

    .Rosy.

  • Sherry Lynn
    17 years ago

    A comparison essay ... ewww fun! I love writing those!

    In the first paragraph it helps to start out about the person and their work ... how long has he been doing this line of work, how does it differ, etc...

    Then take the second paragraph and write aboout the Matrix and his philosophy and ect....

    The third essay should be about The Truman Show and his philosophy there ...

    Keep going back and forth until you have completed what you have to say ...

    The last two essays could be about your personal thoughts on each one....

    Hope this helps

    --Sher

  • Rose
    17 years ago

    Haha, yes I know, Baudrillard has so much information that writing it in only four pages is a bit difficult. Oh well though, that's Grade 11 Media Studies for you. lol.

    Thank you so much Sher, your advice actually helped me a lot. Especially for my Introduction, it was pretty skeptical before, but I like how it sounds now. I talked about Baud. and his work etc...

    Thank You!

    P.S. I'm almost done writing my rough draft for my essay....I'm so happy! =D

  • Sherry Lynn
    17 years ago

    I will be happy to proof read it for you when I get home from the hospital tomorrow.

    You can email it to me at exhaustedmother2003@yahoo.com

    Glad I was able to help you babe

    --Sher

  • Rose
    17 years ago

    Awww thank you so much! I wish I had read that a few days ago. I handed in my essay on thursday, wasn't the best possible piece of work I could have written but it'll due, I suppose. Thanks again for helping me.

    Take Care. =)

    Rosy.