If we got more of a glimpse in traveling to Mars than we've had so far in these works, it would be more interesting. Instead, Mars has always appeared as merely an option in which select people go to. The setting is never explored, preferring instead to focus on the dystopian Earth climate, this time with the threat of Nazis! All right, I'll admit, if Nazis appear in this book, that will be interesting. I just hope they aren't merely alluded to as a possible option, just like Mars.
Monday, February 11, 2013
The Simulacra
As I commented on the discussion board, the themes of government control and interplanetary travel have been consistent throughout Dick's works. In a way, that's kind of annoying, as it feels like a simple copy and paste job, just with different characters and plot lines. Yes, the government is bad, but does it have to be a theme in every story? Same thing goes with interplanetary travel.
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So glad to hear that I'm not the only person that was bothered by Mars being talked about but never discovered! It's interesting that Mars is obviously important - I wonder why that is?
ReplyDeleteI found myself wondering earlier this week, if people really end up in Mars. Or do they think they are emigrating, only to end up dead? Since there is no more discussion of characters that do emigrate, and the only characters in _Electric Sheep_ that are said to have come from Mars, are androids; therefore, could it all be a ruse?
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