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 Jean Baudrillard suggested that "we live in a world where there is more and more information, and less meaning." Evaluate the extent to which this postmodernist statement applies to Humans and les Revenants

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1 - underline key terms, 

2 - knee jerk reaction; I would say to quite a far extent I do agree with this, and this is exampled through the narrative how the Synths are shown to have a lot of information, and there is a lot of technology within this world, yet there is a lack of meaning and appreciation for the way this is carried out - for example referring to Anita as a slave, using the synths for sex etc. Like yes, there is a lot of technology, but this lacks meaning and overall understanding. The reason I don't agree to a full extent, is because I feel like there is meaning embedded into the text.

3 - plan; paragraph 1 talk about the difference in physicality's Anita's actress and the rest, the lexis of dialogue within different scenes

4 -  INTRODUCTION: DAC:

Postmodernism as a concept, is the idea of 'real world' and 'media world' boundaries collapsing and integrating with one another, to the extent that reality is unclear. This can be exampled within Humans through the narrative of natural biology and man-made technology merging into one entity, allowing for the creation of mass information with little meaning, as multiple interpretations can be inferred. This relates strongly to Jean Baurdrillard's theory of hyperreality, and his thoughts conveyed within his statement.

PARAGRAPH:

Within the first episode of Humans, there is a strong reflection of postmodernist values, as exampled through the breakfast scene. The juxtaposition between the expressive facial expressions of the biologically human characters, the Hawkins family, and the monotonous synth Anita, demonstrates the collision of both reality and the media world. This mass information is shown to lead to the collapse of meaning, as suggested through the lexis of Mattie's dialogue, where she refers to Anita as a 'slave'. Although this line could have arguably been added to contribute to the reinforcement of her archetype as the moody teenager, yet polysemically it shows how the morals of society have shifted due to this collapse, as the audience will all agree calling someone a 'slave' is wrong. This shows how there is little meaning within this world, despite the mass information which is channeled through the creation of the synths.