The Eyes Have It

Analyze the themes of reality and identity in “The Eyes Have It,” exploring how this story pushes against traditional notions of reality and how perceptions of what is real shape identity.

Explore the nature of perception within this story. How does it challenge the concept of objective reality, and how does it undermine or uphold its own conception of the same?

Discuss the portrayal of the dismissive government in this story. How does this portrayal fit into the motif of dystopian societies in many of Philip K. Dick's other works? What are the perceived consequences of this inaction?