The Minority Report

by

Philip K. Dick

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Page Character Analysis

Page works in the precog room. He assists Anderton with the running of the precognitive system, including the processing of information. He allows Anderton to come back to the precog room to retrieve data after Precrime identifies Anderton as a criminal. Anderton believes that Page is an army plant who has been secretly feeding information to Kaplan, although it is not clear what evidence leads him to this conclusion.
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Page Character Timeline in The Minority Report

The timeline below shows where the character Page appears in The Minority Report. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Section 2
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...and Witwer walk past the Precrime outer office. Inside, Lisa—Anderton’s “slim and attractive young wife”—engages Page in an animated debate on policy. Witwer’s eyes flicker as he sees Lisa. Worrying about... (full context)
Section 6
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Anderton calls Page, who agrees to let him into the precog room. “You’re out of your mind. Why... (full context)
Section 8
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Back at the station, Anderton informs Witwer that Page is a spy who has been passing information to Kaplan. Kaplan—who just left the station... (full context)