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"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 transformed Bowman as a fetus-like being enclosed in a transparent orb of light (termed the “Star-Child” by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke) juxtaposed with an iconic image of Earth as seen from space.

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• 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).