Abstract #3

This is rather late, I totally forgot to post this.

1)Bladerunner:
Blade Runner is about Rick Deckard, a cop who “retires” Replicants. It is based off the book “Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick. The Replicants had escaped from slavery to try and get their creator to extend their lifespans, which are engineered to be four years long. Rick falls in love with another Replicant named Rachel, and after retiring all the others, runs away with her.
Meat Puppets, or Robopaths
The article by Thomas Foster discusses the texts Neuromancer by William Gibson and Antibodies by David J. Skal. It discusses the cyberpunk genre and how it has potential to redefine gender roles, but often doesn't. It also discusses the various themes present in Neuromancer and Antibodies such as the desire to be rid of the flesh or meat, and live purely in the Cyberworld(Case) or become a machine (Robopath).

Blade runner: A cop/bounty hunter who hunts rogue Replicants and kills them
Replicant: Genetically engineered Android
Robopath: Someone who desires to replace their body with prosthetics
Cyberpunk: A genre defined by it's heavy use of advanced technology and often dystopian society

The article talked of Neuromancer. It doesn't talk of the way that in the book, the female characters are more dominant than the male ones. They are also the more sexually forward. Does this affect any of the other conclusions?
The article also mentions the characters breaking their “hardwired shackles.” In what way does this relate to other movements where “shackles” are broken.
Why does the genetic engineer in Blade Runner have those weird midgets running around his house?

I personally found the book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” better than Blade Runner. I found the explanation of the Android/Replicant better than the vagueness of the movie.