Summary: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep

The author choices Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep? as the title of the book. This question,it may be asking “ Do human dream of real sheep?. This is a story of a man how to become a androids. The world in the book has experienced Nuclear war, though not immediately completely destroyed the civilization on earth, but radioactive dust floating everywhere for a long time. Only human specials and It has gradually extinguish most animals on earth. Also, there are androids escape back Earth from Mars. Distinguish the difference between human and androids is the theme of the book. Meanwhile, this is the question bothers Rick all the time. Rick’s change also reflected in the presence or absence of his humanity. The story covers a day from the morning to the next morning. Rick retires several androids in the process, experienced many changes,
“ the similarity between an electric animal and an andy.” (42) that means he hates both of them. It also shows that why he is good at his job. Rick is police officer who paid by the reward if he retired androids. But, he changed his mind after seeing Miss Luft. Actually she has chance to kill rick but she did not, and try to be more like human, she learned and imitate all about human. She get a job as an actress in the society. Does kill her is necessary for the society? As a humanoid, Garland says “…we lack a specific talent you humans possess.I believe it’s called empathy.”(124) It’s seems like the empathy is only difference between human and humanoid, but how human deal with their empathy? They use the “box” to control their emotion. On the other hand, the humanoids are developing their empathy like Miss Luft. Even Rick feel it’s immoral to kill her, he asked Phil “ Do you think androids have souls?”(135) This shows that Rich is confused now, conscience is tormenting him. He has “special feeling” with Miss Luft, the special feeling may be the