Jake’s Technology Dependency Extension & Amputation

Author: Kari Morrison

Avatar displays a clear example of the duality of technology with the main character, Jake Sully. On Earth, Jake is an ex-marine who has been crippled by war and is depressed, a condition he hides by drinking and fighting.

The technology that allows humans (people on earth) to travel on the planet Pandora in avatar bodies not only gives Jake the ability to walk (albeit in an avatar) but the ability to fall in love.

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Jake is so content with his life on Pandora that he decides to live there permanently as he has proven himself and been accepted by the Na’vi people. So we see that this technology has given Jake a new life however, if it ceases to exist, Jake’s new life will also cease to exist.

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