Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: Imagery 1 key example

Definition of Imagery

Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines from Robert Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking" contain imagery that engages... read full definition
Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines from Robert Frost's poem "After... read full definition
Imagery, in any sort of writing, refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses. For instance, the following lines... read full definition
Chapter 13
Explanation and Analysis—Peaches:

In Chapter 13, John Isidore drives home with precious food and wine to share with Pris. Dick uses imagery to highlight the rare "pleasure" still available to the characters through food, even in the techno-dystopia of the novel:

The smell of peaches and cheese eddied about the car, filling [John's] nose with pleasure.