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• Pre-viewing question: If you and your husband/wife could pre-design your child to be “genetically superior” to most others, would you? What traits would you enhance?

• How are Vincent and Anton different genetically?

• What are “faith babies”?

• What is an “in-valid”?

• List 3 ways that the society portrayed in the movie routinely “reads” a person’s genetic profile.

• What two major surgeries did Vincent have to enhance his genetic “imperfections?”

• List three things Vincent did on a daily basis to maintain his “Jerome” identity.

• Who is murdered in this film? Why?

• What evidence pointed towards an “in-valid” as the murderer?

• Describe the different attitudes Vincent and Irene have toward their imperfections.

• What ultimately happened to Anton? Why?

• Is Gattaca, like Brave New World, satire? If so, who/what is the main target?

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Compare the plot, characters, and themes of the novel and the film.