Jordans Individual Post #5

• We are going to be comparing Matt to Vincent. Now the first thing that really slapped me upside the head was the difference between what is seen as normal in the different societies. In Gattaca being genetically modified is seen as normal and makes you more likely to succeed. But in the Scorpion house, being a clone is seen as a horrifying thing. Almost as though it is a disease to them instead of a blessing. I noticed this as it was quite prominent in both story lines. Because Matt is a clone he is seen as a lesser and is treated so. But because Vincent is not a genetic baby he is seen as a lesser and therefore not allowed into Gattaca.This I found odd because while we are supposed to be looking for similarities in between the two stories when the biggest thing in common is something that is exact opposites. The way society views messing with genes is very different. But yet the topic is so similar even though the stories are different. The other thing is how both people have to pretend to be someone else, Vincent pretends to be Jerome, and Matt runs to the orphanage and pretends his parents were taken. It was really the most important thing that struck me was how these people never can be accepted as they are both seen as lower class due to their genetics. Matt because he is a clone and Vincent because he is conceived the normal way and can never be better then others. So really their greatest similarity is the thing that is the most different from each other.