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CONCEPTUAL FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS - DADOES

 Why do you think Dick chooses empathy rather than intelligence as the defining human trait?

 How does this extract reflect modern society’s relationship with technology?

 In what ways does Deckard’s perspective change throughout the novel?

 Do you think the novel ultimately supports or challenges the idea that androids are inferior?

 How is Mercerism significant in shaping the novel’s message?

 What role does fear play in the treatment of androids?

 How does the extract connect to your chosen global issue?

 Can empathy ever become a weakness according to the novel?

 How does Dick blur the boundaries between humans and androids?

 What literary techniques make the extract philosophical in tone?

 How does the predator/prey imagery contribute to the author’s message?

 Why might this extract still be relevant today in the age of AI?

 Does the novel present humanity positively or critically?

 How are hierarchy and exclusion constructed in the extract?

 What is the significance of collective suffering in Mercerism?

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