Martian Time-Slip | Topics for Further Study

Martian Time-Slip is largely concerned with schizophrenia. What is schizophrenia? Manfred is autistic. What is autism? Divide the class into two groups and have one group look up the definition of schizophrenia and research its treatment. The other group can do the same for autism. Then the two groups can share what they have learned and discuss whether Dick gives an accurate portrayal of these disorders.

Why do you think that Dick set Martian Time-Slip in 1994 instead of a time much farther into the future? Could Dick have really expected Mars to be colonized by...

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