In-Class Blog: Figuring Out My Theme

Implications:

        The writers of Dollhouse use Topher’s overconfidence in the imprinting method to argue that the advancement in technology and research are being overlooked with the possibilities of huge consequences and dangers.  In the first scene we see that Topher has too much confidence in believing he could improve the imprinting process; which he did.  Then in the second scene, we see how Topher lost control of the technology and didn’t realize actually how powerful this technology was and what he was dealing with.  Luckily, Topher was also able to find the solution to the problem before everyone in the world had been affected by the technology and let Rossum corporations control everything.  In all, we see that Topher is the center of how the imprinting method becomes advanced, but at the same time produces a machine that can affect the whole world eventually.

Possible Themes:

1)Ethical or Unethical Issue

2)Overconfidence

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1) This subject can be defined as an ethical or unethical issue.  In this case I believe it is an ethical issue as the scientists have found ways to not use human embryos.
2) Overconfidence was a big factor in how Topher lost control of the imprinting method.  In real life, if an authority figure was full with overconfidence, there would be a possibility of that confidence blind him/her from the major consequences or flaws in the system.