In the world, empathy serves as an important factor in people doing right by others and sticking to a strong moral code. However, with the acceptance that empathy’s influence causes more than just an an enthusiastic attitude amongst the population, the common practice of holding empathy in such high regard no longer serves as the main focal point of the novel. The only flaw seen in Rick's character was his lack of empathy. By presenting empathy as a fine and vicious quality, Dick imposes that with or without empathy, Rick and the rest of the world will never be pure. This shrinks the gap between humans and androids which prove capable of displaying feelings of empathy. While interrogating Luba Lift to conclude whether or not she is an android,
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Dick idealizes that, a few of the androids Rick deals with exhibit care for their own kind and even, in some cases, for the humans with whom they interact. N. Katherine Hay mentions that Rachael Rosen, the android who continuously calls Rick to account for his actions, shows real concern for the six escaped androids he has been commissioned to …show more content…
“At one point in the novel, an android tortures a spider in order to discover how many legs it can lose while still being able to walk. This is typically described as the moment when the androids' truly inhuman nature comes to the surface and all sympathy for them is lost. Another way of reading this scene, however, is as a disinterested experiment rather than torture, mirroring the technique of scientists who were (and often still are) able to perform painful experiments on living creatures without any concern. (Mosaic, Winnipeg)” The novel consists of sustained comparisons between humans and androids that reveals their similarities opposed to their differences, or lack thereof. Dick purposely does this to show the actions that the nexus-6 androids and humans share. By showing that androids conduct heinous experiments on animals just like humans do, it further eliminates any differences between humans and androids in an attempt to unite them as one. Providing further insight on the essence of androids, Mosiac states “They are indistinguishable from humans except for their lack of empathy (though it should be noted that the servitude forced upon them by their human creators also shows little in the way of
Dick idealizes that, a few of the androids Rick deals with exhibit care for their own kind and even, in some cases, for the humans with whom they interact. N. Katherine Hay mentions that Rachael Rosen, the android who continuously calls Rick to account for his actions, shows real concern for the six escaped androids he has been commissioned to …show more content…
“At one point in the novel, an android tortures a spider in order to discover how many legs it can lose while still being able to walk. This is typically described as the moment when the androids' truly inhuman nature comes to the surface and all sympathy for them is lost. Another way of reading this scene, however, is as a disinterested experiment rather than torture, mirroring the technique of scientists who were (and often still are) able to perform painful experiments on living creatures without any concern. (Mosaic, Winnipeg)” The novel consists of sustained comparisons between humans and androids that reveals their similarities opposed to their differences, or lack thereof. Dick purposely does this to show the actions that the nexus-6 androids and humans share. By showing that androids conduct heinous experiments on animals just like humans do, it further eliminates any differences between humans and androids in an attempt to unite them as one. Providing further insight on the essence of androids, Mosiac states “They are indistinguishable from humans except for their lack of empathy (though it should be noted that the servitude forced upon them by their human creators also shows little in the way of