Task 1 - Symbols & Motifs (Astro Boy Escape Room)

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Across
  1. 3. represents the abuse of nuclear energy and nuclear proliferation
  2. 7. represents the brutality of war; this occurs in the form of air strikes and tanks in the jungles of Vietnam
  3. 8. represents the "other," acts as an allegory for different types of prejudice, as they face discrimination and inequality in the story
  4. 9. represents the cost of war and the innocents that die at the hands of governments
Down
  1. 1. represents unconventional family dynamics and shows that non-humans are capable of love/affection
  2. 2. represents institutional corruption, exploitation, enslavement and workplace abuse
  3. 3. represents robot inequality; their tragic fate when attempting to marry their human partner shows how equality is not achieved by all
  4. 4. represents objectification of robots and body dysmorphia, as the robots are modified to appease societal expectations
  5. 5. represents the "enemy"; a foreign entity that threatens national security due to unfamiliarity
  6. 6. represents a corrupt government that creates weapons of mass destruction and engages in proxy conflicts under the facade of "benefiting society"