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*Purpose: for use in section discussion "Jupiterand Beyond the Infinite"; visual depiction of the "Star child", the transformation point of Bowman into the fetus-like being enclosed in a transparent orb of light (termed the “Star-Child” inthe novel byClarke).
*Purpose: for use in the "Influence" section; visual depiction of the transformation of Bowman into a fetus-like being enclosed in a transparent orb of light (later termed the “Star-Child” by Stanley Kubrick).
"There before him, a glittering toy no Star-Child could resist, floated the planet Earth with all its peoples." -- 2001
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Purpose: for use in the "Influence" section; visual depiction of the transformation of Bowman into a fetus-like being enclosed in a transparent orb of light (later termed the “Star-Child” by Stanley Kubrick).
Purpose: For use in section discussion the "Conception allegory". Image is "iconic" insofar as it is the visual representation of the point where "Bowman" witnesses the death and regeneration (- this "star child" image).
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