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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary & Study Guide Description
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Plot Summary
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The Situation
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? takes place in the year 1992, after World War Terminus has spread a cloud of radioactive dust across the globe. Many plant and animal species are extinct, and many of the surviving humans have emigrated to colonies on Mars. The remaining humans are divided between regulars and "specials," people who are either too stupid or too affected by radiation to be allowed to reproduce. As a result of these combined factors, cities are underpopulated and ownership of animals is considered both a status symbol and a sign of righteous empathy. Both real and imitation animals are expensive, with price lists updated monthly. In demand by Martian colonists are androids, manufactured to be as much like humans as possible, both in flesh and in emotion. Colonists are offered custom designed androids when they emigrate, and the androids serve as slaves. Discontented androids can escape from...
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