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Martian Time-Slip Study Guide

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by Philip K. Dick
About 3 pages (909 words)
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Characters

Arnie Kott, the corrupt union boss who tries to use Manfred Steiner's precognitive abilities to make a fortune in land speculation, is really a stereotype, and he himself embodies many racial stereotypes about the Bleekmen.

He fills the big protagonist slot in Dick's typology. Bohlen, the little protagonist, works for Kott in trying to get at Manfred, and yet has profoundly different, simple caring values. It is he who survives his encounter.....

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Martian Time-Slip from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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