The Greed word “Andre” means human. “Id” comes from “eios” which means “form.” So android literally means “human-form.” Although andriods can mimic humans and other organic creatures, they still share their differences that make them andriods. Before distinguishing andriods and humans, androids must be given a technical definition. Andriods are technology based of the human body and mind that can express more intelligence and power, but does not have a conscience or emotional feel. In Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep?, Phillip K. Dick uses diction, symbolism, imagery, and metaphors to show the difference between humans and andriods, as well as ideas of humanity and concept of andriods.
The book starts with our main hero, Rick Deckard, giving …show more content…
This empathy test is portrayed as a series of questions that determine if one has empathy through tracking eye muscles and capillary reactions. If the being is lying or has some off movement, it is determined they are an android. Empathy is the ability to understand and react to feelings expressed by another being. Empathy plays a big role in this book, because it not only serves as a difference between humans and andriods, but also a symbol of humanity …show more content…
In the book, John Isidore, a “chickenhead”, houses three andriods due to him feeling lonely. The andriods and Isidore find a spider. The andriods decide to hurt the spider by pulling its legs and torturing it. However Isidore was had a “weird terror struck” (206) as the andriods messed around. The author uses imagery through the description of Isidore’s reaction and facial expression to show how empathy is expressed between humans and andriods. “Pris glanced up inquiringly” (206) shows that the android is confused and has no sense of emotion towards the spider; whereas Isidore reacts with saying “”Don’t mutilate it,” he said wheezily. Imploringly.” Phillip K. Dick uses “imploringly” to show reaction of an event and empathy towards the spider. The imagery between Pris, one of the andriods, and Isidore, a human, despite being genetically degraded, shows reader different levels of empathy. In order for the spider to avoid any more pain that it already is experiencing, Isidore kills it. This is another expression of empathy through imagery because Dick shows how torturous the andriods were towards the spider and Isidore’s reaction. “I put down a spider” (218). Normally, the act of killing and using the expression “put down” is used on pets or loved beings. However, this was just a spider and Dick uses imagery and diction here to express how much this one small spider meant to Isidore, whereas for
The book starts with our main hero, Rick Deckard, giving …show more content…
This empathy test is portrayed as a series of questions that determine if one has empathy through tracking eye muscles and capillary reactions. If the being is lying or has some off movement, it is determined they are an android. Empathy is the ability to understand and react to feelings expressed by another being. Empathy plays a big role in this book, because it not only serves as a difference between humans and andriods, but also a symbol of humanity …show more content…
In the book, John Isidore, a “chickenhead”, houses three andriods due to him feeling lonely. The andriods and Isidore find a spider. The andriods decide to hurt the spider by pulling its legs and torturing it. However Isidore was had a “weird terror struck” (206) as the andriods messed around. The author uses imagery through the description of Isidore’s reaction and facial expression to show how empathy is expressed between humans and andriods. “Pris glanced up inquiringly” (206) shows that the android is confused and has no sense of emotion towards the spider; whereas Isidore reacts with saying “”Don’t mutilate it,” he said wheezily. Imploringly.” Phillip K. Dick uses “imploringly” to show reaction of an event and empathy towards the spider. The imagery between Pris, one of the andriods, and Isidore, a human, despite being genetically degraded, shows reader different levels of empathy. In order for the spider to avoid any more pain that it already is experiencing, Isidore kills it. This is another expression of empathy through imagery because Dick shows how torturous the andriods were towards the spider and Isidore’s reaction. “I put down a spider” (218). Normally, the act of killing and using the expression “put down” is used on pets or loved beings. However, this was just a spider and Dick uses imagery and diction here to express how much this one small spider meant to Isidore, whereas for