22 pages 44 minutes read

Philip K. Dick

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1966

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Essay Topics

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We Can Remember It for You Wholesale investigates the tension between reality and illusion. How do the two concepts affect one another in the text? Can reality ever be completely real or is it just another illusion?

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Quail watches Martian birds fly through the Earth’s increased gravity. What is the symbolic meaning of the birds?

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Quail undergoes several personality shifts. Which of these personalities, if any, is the real Quail?