1. Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Blade runner
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Mareike Heiss, Katarina Stefanakos, Charleen Meißner

2. Structure Do androids dream of electric sheep? Blade Runner Conclusion
Philip K. Dick
Historical background
2nd scene
Relation between characters
Plot
Voigt - Kampff test
5th scene
Blade Runner
Ridley Scott
Comparison: film and book
Scene – ‘Tears in rain’
analysis
Conclusion

3. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Philip K. Dick
* 16th of December 1928 in Chicago
difficult childhood
14-years old: wrote his first novel
interested in Philosophy, Physics & Religion
1951: sold first novel
: 70 short stories
depressions & drug habit
† 2nd of March 1982 in Santa Ana

4. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Chapter 2
Setting of the story:
-San Francisco 1992/2021
-after Nuclear War
-emigration to Mars (“New America”)
-dark, frightening atmosphere

5. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rick Deckard
Human (?)
‘bounty hunter’ or ‘blade runner’
Has a romantic affair with Rachel

6. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Rachel
‘android’ or ‘replicant’
Has a romantic affair with Deckard
Possession of Rosen/ Tyrell

7. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Eldon Rosen/Tyrell
Human
Owner of ‘Rosen concern’ and Rachel

8. Do androids dream of electric sheep? ‘androids’ or ‘replicants'
Generation Nexus 5
Look exactly like humans
Live only 4 years
Are made to guide people on Mars & to work for them
Are forbidden to travel on earth

9. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Pris and Roy
Pris looks like Rachel (in book)
Roy is the leader of the androids
Both live with JR Isidore or JF Sebastian

10. Do androids dream of electric sheep? JR Isodore/JF Sebastian
‘second class’ human
Works for ‘Rosen concern’
Live with Pris and Roy

11. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Plot
After atomic war earth is destroyed
Lots of animals die out
Healthy humans emigrate with androids the mars
Androids are forbidden to live on earth
‘bounty hunter’ hunt androids
Six androids came to earth to find their inventor
Deckard have to find and eliminate them

12. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Voight-Kampff test
Test to identify androids
The machine notices emotional reactions

13. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Chapter 5
Rachael is tested with Voight-Kampff-Test
Machine seems to fail
Eldon Rosen tries to blackmail Rick Deckard
Final question:
“My briefcase is made out of one hundred percent genuine human baby hide”

14. Blade Runner Ridley Scott
30th of November 1937 in England
Subjects of study:
- graphic design
- painting
famous director:
- Gladiator
- Blade Runner

15. Comparison: book and film
“Androids”
animals important
“Bounty Hunter”
question of humanity in Deckard´s thoughts
Deckard is married
J.R. Isidore
atmosphere: sacastic
“Replicants”
animals not relevant
“Blade Runner”
question of humanity in the story
Deckard´s family status not clear
J.F. Sebastian
atmosphere: melancholical

16. Scene: ‘tears in rain’ Analysis
What did you see in the scene?
What kind of atmosphere is created?
What does the pigeon symbolise?

17. Scene: ‘tears in rain’ Analysis
atmosphere: dark, rainy, cold
Roy is stronger than Deckard
pigeon = freedom
can androids be human?
 Roy has emotions, memories
& saves Rick´s life
pigeon flies away  Rick´s soul is free

18. Conclusion
- book & film recommendable
- book & film should be seen independent
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn´t go away.”
Philip K. Dick

20. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner