Do Androids Dream Of Electric Animals Character Analysis

In Philip Dick’s novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, many animals have become extinct, which then lead to the creation of robotic animals; all a result of World War Terminus. As a result of the extinction of many species, it can be difficult and expensive to get a hold of a real animal so many chose to buy the robotic animals. The creation of robotic animals is beneficial to buyers as they are cheaper then real animals. In the novel, real animals and mechanical animals play a role in a way that allows them to benefit and assist characters in different ways. Also, animals play a significant role in understanding characters and actions taken by the characters throughout the novel. Furthermore, Mercer uses animals as a form of communication

The toad specifically is the animal that symbolizes Mercer because it is sacred to him, and it represents his resurrection. When Rick Decker found the toad on the hill side he became overly exited because the toad was a conformation of Mercer. Additionally, Mercers toad confirmed to Rick Decker that he does have the ability to feel empathy toward artificial animals. When Rick Decker finds that the the toad is artificial, he says “The electric things have their lives, too” (22.241). At the end of the day, he is happy to find he has empathy for mechanical animals. This is important because throughout the novel the only thing Rick Decker cared for is having a large animal to show off, he did not care for them other wise. However, with this toad it confirms to him and the audience that he has grown from that since he chose to accept the toad for being small and artificial. Overall, the toad is significant because it symbolizes Mercer and is a confirmation of Rick Decker’s empathy in the

It is seen that animals symbolize social status through Rick Decker, throughout the book he has a goal of getting a hold of real and large animals so that he can show off and infer that he is a part of the high social class. Additionally, his reactions to extinct animal like the owl implies that animals hold a great significance to how individual are portrayed. Thus implying that animals symbolize social status. Furthermore, the spider is significant because it represents rebirth, as it shows Isidore that it is possible to get better and start a new life when it is restored to have eight leg. Lastly, the toad plays an important role as it symbolizes Mercers resurrection, and confirms to Rick Decker he does have empathy towards mechanical animals. Overall, the animals in this novel are significant because they symbolize social status, rebirth and