Do androids dream of electric sheep? Blade runner Do androids dream of electric sheep? Mareike Heiss, Katarina Stefanakos, Charleen Meißner

Structure Do androids dream of electric sheep? Blade Runner Conclusion Philip K. Dick Historical background 2nd scene Relation between characters Plot Voigt - Kampff test 5th scene Blade Runner Ridley Scott Comparison: film and book Scene – ‘Tears in rain’ 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 “Androids” animals important “Bounty Hunter” question of humanity in Deckard´s thoughts Deckard is married J.R. Isidore atmosphere: sacastic “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

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