Blade runnerDo androids dream of electric sheep?
Mareike Heiss, Katarina Stefanakos, Charleen Meißner
Structure• Do androids dream of electric sheep?
o Philip K. Dicko Historical background
o 2nd sceneo Relation between characterso Plot
o Voigt - Kampff testo 5th scene
• Blade Runnero Ridley Scotto Comparison: film and booko Scene – ‘Tears in rain’
o analysis• Conclusion
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Philip K. Dick
• * 16th of December 1928 in Chicago
• difficult childhood• 14-years old: wrote his first
novel• interested in Philosophy, Physics
& Religion• 1951: sold first novel • 1952-1955: 70 short stories• depressions & drug habit• † 2nd of March 1982 in Santa Ana
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Chapter 2
Setting of the story: -San Francisco 1992/2021 -after Nuclear War -emigration to Mars (“New America”) -dark, frightening atmosphere
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rick Deckard
• Human (?)• ‘bounty hunter’ or
‘blade runner’• Has a romantic
affair with Rachel
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rachel
• ‘android’ or ‘replicant’
• Has a romantic affair with Deckard
• Possession of Rosen/ Tyrell
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Eldon Rosen/Tyrell
• Human• Owner of ‘Rosen
concern’ and Rachel
Do androids dream of electric sheep? ‘androids’ or ‘replicants'
• Generation Nexus 5• Look exactly like
humans• Live only 4 years• Are made to guide
people on Mars & to work for them
• Are forbidden to travel on earth
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Pris and Roy
• Pris looks like Rachel (in book)
• Roy is the leader of the androids
• Both live with JR Isidore or JF Sebastian
Do androids dream of electric sheep? JR Isodore/JF Sebastian
• ‘second class’ human
• Works for ‘Rosen concern’
• Live with Pris and Roy
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Plot
• After atomic war earth is destroyed
• Lots of animals die out• Healthy humans emigrate with
androids the mars• Androids are forbidden to live on
earth• ‘bounty hunter’ hunt androids• Six androids came to earth to find
their inventor• Deckard have to find and
eliminate them
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Voight-Kampff test
• Test to identify androids
• The machine notices emotional reactions
Do androids dream of electric sheep?Chapter 5
• Rachael is tested with Voight-Kampff-Test• Machine seems to fail• Eldon Rosen tries to blackmail Rick Deckard
Final question:“My briefcase is made out of one hundred percent
genuine human baby hide”
Blade Runner Ridley Scott
• 30th of November 1937 in England
• Subjects of study: - graphic design - painting• famous director: - Gladiator - Blade Runner
Comparison: book and film
Book• “Androids”• animals important• “Bounty Hunter”• question of
humanity in Deckard´s thoughts
• Deckard is married• J.R. Isidore• atmosphere:
sacastic
Film• “Replicants”• animals not relevant• “Blade Runner”• question of humanity in
the story• Deckard´s family status
not clear• J.F. Sebastian• atmosphere:
melancholical
Scene: ‘tears in rain’ Analysis
• What did you see in the scene?
• What kind of atmosphere is created?
• What does the pigeon symbolise?
Scene: ‘tears in rain’Analysis
• atmosphere: dark, rainy, cold
• Roy is stronger than Deckard
• pigeon = freedom • can androids be human? Roy has emotions, memories & saves Rick´s life• pigeon flies away Rick
´s soul is free
Conclusion- book & film recommendable- book & film should be seen independent
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it,
doesn´t go away.”Philip K. Dick
Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick• http://www.phantastik-couch.de/philip-k-dick.html• http://www.philipkdick.de/• http://www.gradesaver.com/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep/st
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• http://www.philipkdickfans.com/literary-criticism/reviews/review-by-jason-koornick-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-1968/
• http://www.stradavox.com/BR/dialogs/d004.htm