Dick Vitale

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. Dick is an impressive science fiction voyage through the streets and skies of a futuristic and advanced society. Set in the year 2021 Earth has been completely covered in a radioactive duct that was caused by the World War Terminus and nuclear destruction. The radioactive dust had killed not only humans but many other species as well to the point of extinction. To try to preserve and continue life, the government encourages emigration to off-world

Rick Deckard is the protagonist of Philip K.Dick´s novel ”Do Androids Dream of Electric sheep” which was published in 1968. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic future where Rick Deckard is working as a bounty hunter and his job is to retire (=kill) androids or ”andys” as they also are called. The earth has been destroyed by World War Terminus and all animals species has died because of radiation. Humans have left earth for a new colony on Mars and androids are built to be humans slaves on Mars

People generally tend to deceive others for the purpose of good or evil. In Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick sets the novel in the near future. Here, a nuclear world war, given the name World War Terminus, just concluded a few years ago in the year 2021. The destruction left behind in the aftermath leads to a radioactive dust covering Earth, killing many different kinds of life forms. The purpose of the androids that were to replace their human archetypes’ burdens of labour and

Androids: The New Apex Predator For the entirety of recorded human history, mankind has led the world as the most dominant predator. Man has conquered the oceans, traveled across the globe, even into space. Nothing rivaled humanity, until now. In the novel The Inquest, androids were developed by corporations to secure higher profits. The pursuit of profits has led to the creation of something even more powerful than human beings, androids. Androids are robots that are humanoid, often similar or

The Juxtaposition of Ambition and Obsession “Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer,” (Norman Mailer), reveals a prominent theme of seeking satisfaction, but never reaching the point of enlightenment, which is seen throughout Minority Report. Minority Report, a film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Scott Frank, takes place in the year 2054, in Washington D.C

Chapter two of "The Minority Report" represents many features of the Pre-crime Commissioner John Anderton, but one of his qualities that was obviously found in his character was that his manner was not normal: For instance, he was cautious above all, suspected of his condition and the people around him, the fundamental suspect of Anderton was Witwer with the argument that once he was arrested, the pre-crime would be under his control; For example, when John Anderton understood his behavior, he

From its title onwards Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep seeks to draw comparisons between humans and there automated analogs. In particular, Dick examines this difference through the exploration of empathy. In the novel, the insistence by Dick is that humans are separated from other artificial beings due to their ability to empathize with others. An ability that can be seen in the possession of humans and lacking in androids through their interactions in the book, specifically

Minority Report is a 2002 film directed by Steven Spielberg. One of the film’s main themes is free will vs determinism. Through the plot, characterisation and various film techniques, Spielberg presents a somewhat contradictory point of view on this age-old debate. Minority Report explores determinism through a visual image and character dialogue. The act of Anderton throwing a ball used in the Precog lab, and Witwer catching it conveys to the audience that all actions in the world are predetermined

It is a fool-proof system born to ensure absolute safety…but when it crumbles, would you go against everything it stands for just to save it? This is the platform that Philip K. Dick, author of the sci-fi short story "The Minority Report" (MR), has given us. Set in a futuristic New York City, we see Police Commissioner John A. Anderton as the founder of a promising new branch of policing: Precrime, a system that uses "Precogs" (mutated and retarded oracles) to predict all future crimes. However,

Minority Report: Film vs. Short Story Mutant humans, nicknamed precogs, have visions of future crimes. An entire police force is dedicated to interpreting these visions and catching the future criminals before they commit these foreseen crimes. Commissioner John A. Anderton was the creator of this institution called Precrime in New York City and has a strong pride in his work. Everything had seemed to be a success, there had not been a murder for five years, but it all starts to fall