Philip K. Dick Trends
Throughout Philip K. Dicks short stories there are a certain trends that are visible. These trends range from thematic trends, character trends and setting trends.
Thematic Trends
Devices Undermining us
What if the devices we use to aid us, where used against us?
Minority Report Example
Second Variety Example
Outside Sources
The Continued Existence of The Human Race
A thematic trend that Phillip K. Dick loved to tinker with was the uncertainty of the survival of the human race. The last page would usually leave us questioning the odds of the species survival. He would not bluntly tell us of this disaster, he would end the story with just the pieces of the puzzle, allowing us to draw our own conclusions.
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The Golden Man
Second Variety
Outside Source
Future Prediction
The Golden Man
Minority Report
Paycheck
Outside Resource
Character Trends
Average Joe is the Hero
What this trend means is that Philip seemed to have a need to make most of his prevailing characters as average people, or like the saying goes just a Regular average Joe. The reason for making most of his characters average people was the fact that it made the audience engage more.
DADOES
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Outside Resource
Women Portrayed as Weak
Golden Man
New node
Setting trends
Small, Confined Spaces
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DADOES
Impostor
Outside Sources
Post Apocalyptic Earth
DADOES
Second Variety
The Golden Man
