The document contains questions about the 1997 film Gattaca. It asks about the difference between the conceptions of the main characters Vincent and Anton, and asks the reader to explain several quotes from the film relating to genetic discrimination and eugenics. It also asks how Vincent became Jerome, the precautions Vincent had to take while living as Jerome, and the meanings of "Valid" and "Invalid" in the context of the film. Finally, it asks the reader's thoughts on classifying people based on their genes and to research the Human Genome Project.

2. 1. What does the title make reference to?
2. What is the difference between Vincent and Anton´s conception? Explain.
3. Explain the following phrases:
a) “It didn´t matter how much i lied on my resume. My real resume was in my cells.”
b) “The underclass wasn´t determined by social status or skin color now. No, now we have
discrimiation down to a science.”
c) “No matter how much i studied...the best test score in the world needs a blood test to match
it.”
d) “For the genetically superior, success is easier to attain, but not guaranteed. After all, there is
no gene for fate.”
e) “They don´t care where you were born. Blood has no nacionality. As long as they got what they
want, it´s the only passport you need.”
f) “Eugene had never been called “utero”, “faith birth”, “In-valid”. A “valid” he suffered under a
different burden: The burden of perfection.”
4. How did Vincent become in Jerome?
5. What precautions did Vincent have to make when he was in Gattaca?
6. What was “Valid” or “In-Valid”?
7. What does “99% probability of heart condition” mean?
8. What do you think about this new way of classificating people?
9. Research about the “Human Genome Project”.
a) What is it?
b) What is the objective?
10. Do you think that was the movie shows is far away from reality?