Addiction Λ Moralization: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex and God-Power in Sarah Kane’s Cleansed, Marc Schölermann’s Pathology and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina

Addiction Λ Moralization: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex and God-Power in Sarah Kane’s Cleansed, Marc Schölermann’s Pathology and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina

Abstract This paper examines a play (Sarah Kane’s Cleansed) and two films (Marc Schölermann’s Pathology and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina) to assess the fallibility of their God-figures. The God-characters’ downfall originates in behaviours that appear both moralized in Christian vein and pathologize...

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Main Authors: Estella Ciobanu, Patricia Şoitu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hyperion University 2018-12-01
Series:HyperCultura
Subjects:
addictions
Christian-cum-bourgeois moralization
punishment
God-figure
Cleansed (Sarah Kane)
Pathology (Marc Schölermann)
Ex Machina (Alex Garland)
Online Access:http://litere.hyperion.ro/hypercultura/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ciobanu_Soitu_titlu.pdf

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