The Film Avatar Is Set in the Mid Twenty-Second Century

Multiple Choice

The film Avatar is set in the mid twenty-second century. The lead character, Jack, is sent to a moon inhabited by intelligent three-meter-tall humanoid creatures called the Na'vi. Because of an industrial accident, Jack is a paraplegic, but technological advances allow him to inhabit the body of a Na'vi. Jack learns about himself and the world around him through his interaction as a member of the Na'vi. This method of developing an appreciation of the generalized other draws on the work of which of the following theorists?

A) Arlie Hochschild
B) George Herbert Mead
C) Erving Goffman
D) Charles Derber