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 )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- 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.
The Matrix: a metaphorical paralell [i.e. parallel] to language
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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