Symbolism

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This photo captures the spiral staircase in gattaca. The director has used this staircase as it symbolizes the double helix form of DNA. DNA is a key factor in life as it it defines who you are. In gattaca perfect DNA is required to go to space. Jerome boros Vincent’s dream of going to space as Vincent requires Jerome’s perfect DNA to qualify to be an astronaut. This gives Jerome a purpose in life. This moment in the photo above Jerome is required to climb the stairs to give the blood sample to a worker. This represents ambition as in order for Vincent to achieve his goal of going to space Jerome has to drag himself up the stairs as his lower body is paralyzed.
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In the film his middle name eugene which is extremely similar to genes or eugenics. Jerome sounds like genome which means genetic material and morrow as in future.

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