andys or anroids

In hope of preserving the human race from the terminal effects of the W.W.T., andys, short of androids, are given to humans on Mars as compensation for emigrating.
The androids, or synthetic robots, are designed to look and act like a humans. The androids are so sophisticated that it is impossible to tell them from true men or women.
A fraction of these androids have come to the realization that they could escape go to the planet earth to live freely if not caught. After the government heard, they banned androids from earth in fear of them creating havoc while pretending to be humans when truly artificial. One android, known as Inspector Garland, said, “It’s a chance anyway. Breaking free and coming here to Earth, where we’re not even considered animals. Where every worm and wood louse is considered more desirable than all of us put together.” (Dick 125)
The androids desire to escape Mars because they are essentially slaves to their owners on Mars. They are created to be identical to humans but do not have the same freedoms. Their role is to solely please their owners and provide them with everything they need. When they try to leave, the government doesn’t let them. They are also given no compensation for the work they do and are “owned,” not workers, just like a slave is.
Androids also do not seem pleased about their presence on Earth. Luba Luft, an android posing as an opera singer and performer at the War Memorial Opera House said, “I really don’t like androids. Ever since I got here from Mars my life has consisted of imitating the human, doing what she would do, acting as if I had the thought and impulses a human would have. Imitating as far as I’m concerned, a superior life-form.” (Dick 133) It seems as though the androids never quite fit in, whether it is as servants on Mars are escaped robots trying to blend in on Earth.
“Prone to psychosomatic disorders, he also suffered from agoraphobia, depression, suicidal tendencies,” Dick was extremely confused by his place in the world. (Behrens 1) Dick’s own personal experiences of not quite feeling complacent or satisfied may transfer over to the role of androids in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Whether on Mars or on Earth, the never quite have a role that they are happy with. These types of feelings of confused role placement became “a fundamental theme in all of his collected fiction.” (Behrens 1)

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