Philip K. Dick

“Fair Game” and “The Father-Thing” were the two stories that stood out to me the most. What I liked about “Fair Game” was that the ending was not predictable. I thought it was interesting how at first, Douglas doesn't like the idea of being observed by the big eye, but as the story progresses, he accepts the idea because he thinks that he will be able to live the same life he lives on Earth. I really liked the ending because it was funny how Douglas thought he was going to be used for his intelligence, when in reality, the text implies that he was only wanted as food.

I really enjoyed reading “The Father-Thing” because there was a lot of uncertainty in the story that made me question what was real and what wasn’t. The video we watched in class on Philip K. Dick’s life talked about him having a twin sister who died six weeks after being born; being a twin can be a reason why he wrote this story. I think it’s interesting how the story is about not being able to determine who the “thing” is and who the real person is. This could possibly relate to Philip K. Dick’s childhood as he grew up without his twin sister.