Perfect Man
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Perfect Man is a short story by J. G. Ballard that explores themes of identity, consumerism, and the commodification of human perfection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perfect Man canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | impact of consumer culture on personal identity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
commodified relationships
ⓘ
market-driven ideals of perfection ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
commercialization of the body ⓘ dehumanization ⓘ mass media influence ⓘ standardization of beauty ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | contemporary consumer society ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept | engineered human perfection as a product ⓘ |
| hasForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
clinical tone
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
human body as commodity
ⓘ
loss of individuality ⓘ marketing of perfection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
New Wave science fiction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commodification of human perfection
ⓘ
consumerism ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| workType | literary short story ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Out of the Game