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Philip K. DickDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1968A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? takes place in the aftermath of World War Terminus. In what ways does this destructive war change the characters’ world?
Androids differ from humans because they cannot feel empathy. How does Deckard’s view of empathy evolve over the course of the novel?
Isidore provides an important juxtaposition with Deckard. How does Isidore’s life illustrate the lonely nature of existence in the novel’s setting? Support your response with evidence from the text.
Early in the novel, Iran accuses her husband of being a murderer. To what degree does Deckard agree with her? Does this position change?
In what ways does the society depicted in the novel appear to be in a state of decay?
Artificiality is an important theme in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In what ways does the novel explore the tension between the authentic and the artificial?
Do the off-world colonies in the novel provide characters with a viable escape from their problems?
Why is Mercerism so prevalent in the society of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
What is the social function of the electric animals in the novel? Strengthen your response with textual evidence.
The Voigt-Kampff test is used to measure empathy. To what extent can Deckard’s story be considered a similar tool to evaluate his empathy and his humanity?
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