“O” is a character that is prominent throughout the entire story of We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin. O is one of the 2-dimential characters that fraternize with D-503. She was a standard character, much unlike I-330, who quickly changes D. O is the constant character, who follows all rules of the society till later in the […]
After finishing Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, I found myself having a mix of emotions such as annoyance, confusion, relief, and knowledge. I was glad to be done with the book, because I felt it took too long to complete it, and I didn’t care for the novel because I found […]
While reading Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, I was amazed at how so many things were still operating on Earth after a majority of people fled to Mars. There were still normal occupations and businesses like lawyers, police stations, and pet stores. The one business still operating that I found particularly […]
Throughout the novel we have a theme that I call humism (equivalent to racism but different in that it’s the discriminatory view towards all sentient nonhuman life) which treats robots like the Nexus-6 as inferiors and as mere objects not worthy of equal treatment by humans. Have we seen this before somewhere? I believe in […]
In Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dick presents us with the question of: If we create it, do we then have the right to destroy it, even if it’s a sentient being? It’s an interesting question because on the surface it seems perfectly fine to destroy something if you create it. However, if what […]
In Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? near the end Rick decides to buy an animal. Upon entering the shop he at first shows interest in buying two rabbits, which would be more affordable. The salesman at the store instead up-sells him to a goat. I found this segment both comical and strange because of the […]
In the fiercely solitary society created by Philip K. Dick in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, connecting to other human beings naturally has become a trying and challenging process, if not an entirely obsolete practice. Because of this, the use of new technologies to synthesize emotions and connections has become all the […]
Chapter 12 is interesting because it explores the idea of the similarity and difference between humans and androids. First and more familiarly, a difference is on 133 when Rick and Phil are arresting Luba. She proposes (essentially as a final wish) that Rick buy her a painting that she wants to own. When Rick assents, […]
Animals play a relatively important role in the novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? After all, sheep are mentioned within the title. Pets provide companionship and security, but within the novel, the way characters cling to animal ownership demonstrates just how important animals are to human life. The first time we are introduced to animals is […]
I thought that this book was crazy in a good way and really makes you think about different situations. In the last chapter of the book I thought that it was really interesting when Rick finds/sees the toad he gets so excited and thinks about all the possibilities like wealth and fame that could result […]
You can draw so many parallels in this novel to many science fiction movies. About halfway through I realized how alike this novel is to one of my favorite sci-fi movies, Demolition Man. Not the greatest movie, but still very entertaining and it has its humor at the same time. If you haven’t […]
After reading the first few books in our class, I am fascinated by the different perspectives about the future these authors present in their books. Granted, I’ve not read as much Science Fiction in the past, but now, seeing these perspectives about the future really relate to today’s society and how we are so curious […]
I did not expect Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep to end the way it did. I thought that Deckard would have been more proud of his accomplishment. He did something that no one else had done in one day, retired six androids. He bought a goat after his first three and after his second […]
It seems shocking when Rick’s wife, Iran, says “My schedule for today lists a six-hour self-accusatory depression.” Most people probably cannot imagine why someone would want to feel depressed or hopeless, but maybe she was tired of pretending to be happy all the time. I can understand why she would want to feel depressed if […]
“The silence is deafening.” We’ve likely encountered this phrase more than a few times in our lives. We can probably even think of a time when we’ve experienced something very near complete silence. Given our constant auditory saturation, the bustling crowds of today’s society would probably find it difficult to come across anything close to […]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a novel about the future that takes place after a nuclear war. Earth is almost inhabitable and most species have gone extinct from radiation poisoning. Most of the humans have evacuated and taken refuge on Mars. The ones who chose to stay struggle with their IQ slowly deteriorating. […]
With Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? being written in 1968 when the Cold War was chilling America it seems only fitting to see this book set after a nuclear war, WWT, no doubt brought about by these two super stupid powers. By reading between the lines I wonder if Dick implied there was […]
Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a novel that poses many critiques and questions about society and our humanity. One of the questions, that I find most intriguing, asks what humanity is. Early in novel, we are presented with the concept of the mood organ/mood alterations. The ability to choose what […]
Philip K. Dick’s novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, allows for some interesting inquiry into the psyche of man. In the beginning of the novel, when the main character, Rick, and his wife are waking up for the day, they have a discussion or rather an argument on the use of their “mood organs”. These […]
Philip K Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? has created a world in which one could easily be told that one is an android- just with false memories. This has made me question how anyone could stay sane in this type of environment? No wonder people are so heavily “mood enhanced” and rely […]
I found it interesting right away that they were controlling their moods and found it similar to some things in our society. In the novel they are choosing to dial numbers to control how they feel. At the beginning there is a time when the wife has dialed a specific number and then notices how […]
If one thinks it immoral, it is probably owed the following prejudice. That that being “human” means letting your own emotions arise “naturally” – purely bodily. That this is necessary to fully experience humanity (thus be human); however, is not so clear. There are plenty of inconvenient cases for this view. Do we temporarily […]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: what an awesome title! Philip K. Dick’s novel is really surprising me. One of the main things that intrigued me in this novel was not the androids’ similarity to the humans, but the humans’ similarity to the androids. In particular, the people in the novel can program their own emotional states with a device called […]
As I was reading the first few chapters of “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” the idea that recurred over and over to me again was the idea of an or lack of emotional connection. This idea is also what connects this novel to Solaris in the fact that during the entire novel Kris is […]
The immediate connection I made in this story was that of another fellow student. It was uncanny how much alike the empathy box is to our current society. In my opinion, way too often nowadays do we throw medication at everything. At the first sign of anyone with anger, sadness or depression issues, or being […]
After reading the first few chapters in Philip Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The main idea that popped into my head was, how are other humans able to live on other planets such as Mars? I was puzzled because after reading about the interview with the woman on Mars where she managed to […]
In Philip K Dick’s novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, there is a lot of discussion of Wilbur Mercer and Mercerism. It seems to be a form of religion that many of the main characters take part in, in different ways. For example, there is a scene with John Isidore who is a “special”, […]
I have asked my friends who like sci fi about this book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and I was told that this book is awesome. It is definitely not something that I would have picked up on my own. The title would have caught my eye but the premise of the book would […]