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Philip K. Dick

Ubik

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

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Herbert and Joe express different opinions regarding half-life. What are those opinions?

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Ella Runciter plays an important role in Joe Chip’s survival, though she works in the background for most of the novel. What are three ways Ella aids Joe?

3.

Dick subtly critiques the “ease” of machines throughout the novel. What are some examples of this “ease,” and how does such ease work against characters in the novel?

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