Blog Set 7: Phillip K. Dick

This week you are reading Phillip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" and watching the film Total Recall which is based on the story.

In your blog, reflect on the following:

1. Does the creation of artificial memories by technology seem plausible to you? What would the implications be if memories could be changed as bodies are changed by cosmetic surgery?

2. “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” was adapted into the movie Total Recall, in which Douglas Quail was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. What do you think of this casting decision?

3. How does adaption from a short story to a movie impact the story?