There are many interesting things in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, all different in some way. In my reading I enjoyed the various ways that the Rosens manipulated Rick. When Rick first arrived he saw a couple different animals that seemed unbelievable to him. First there was the Raccoon which Rick knew existed still, but he also knew the cost of such an animal was huge. What surprised him way more was the owl that they had. Owls were supposed to be extinct so that was truly unbelievable to Rick. Before Rick leaves as a failure, the Rosens try to bribe Rick with the owl but after a series of events Rick uncovers that the owl is in fact electric and everyone is back to thinking that owls are actually extinct.
Rachel Rosen was the first person Rick was to test. Her results had her as being an android so Rick called her out on that. Eldon Rosen said that Rick was wrong and that Rachel was simply a human that has lived in outer space most of her life. After almost getting his electric owl Rachel says something that makes Rick still think that she is an Android. He tests her with one last question and it is finally shown that Rachel is indeed an android and even Rachel herself did not have knowledge of that.
The Rosens manipulation was very good and they almost got their way too. I find it weird that they would bother having an electric owl though. Everyone on Earth assumes that they are extinct so it seems foolish to try to trick those that enter their building, though they did almost trick Rick. Did the Rosens have any motive outside of making sure the latest Android model was safe to distribute? It wouldn't seem that way but anything is possible in this book.
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