American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

The finale of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part five of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part four of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part three of my series on Philip K. Dick's "The Man Who Japed".

Part two of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel, "The Man Who Japed."

Part one of a series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed."

Finally we come to Philip K. Dick's clearest expression of one of his long running concepts, the "Autofac", as important today as it ever was.

"Human Is" brings an end to an informal series of Philip K. Dick short stories on adultery, beginning with "Out in the Garden", "Beyond the Door," and "Of Withered Apples".

In "The Mold of Yancy", Dick examines how the media can shape public perception and figures that the best way to create ideological conformity is to plague the world with banality and charming folk wisdom. A fascinating idea.

Part 3 of my comments on James Fenimore Cooper's "The Pathfinder". This is the section where Natty (Pathfinder) has his heart broken.