The Matrix: a metaphorical paralell [i.e. parallel] to language

UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
William R. Oliver (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
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Advisor
Janet Ellerby

Abstract: This thesis gives a brief synopsis of the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix, and will argue that, from a deconstructionist's perspective, the matrix in the film is a metaphorical parallel to that of language. The thesis elucidates meanings and applications of various codes used to perpetuate this metaphor in the film, and also quantifies the film as belonging to the genre of the fantastic, which sets the most applicable stage for the parallel. The thesis then articulates this parallel by drawing connections from instances portrayed in the film to the way people’s perception of reality is affected by the meaning-making process.

Additional Information

Publication
Thesis
A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts
Language: English
Date: 2009
Keywords
Matrix (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures and language, English language--Study and teaching
Subjects
English language -- Study and teaching
Matrix (Motion picture) -- Criticism and interpretation
Motion pictures and language

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