Shattered Realities: A Baudrillardian Reading of Philip K. Dick’s Ubik
Ubik by Philip K. Dick shows a hyperreal society in which everything is simulated and virtual and even the demarcation between life and death is indistinct. Therefore, the world of Ubik depicts the violation of the ontological boundary. Characters in this novel live in a simulated and virtual life...
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Language: | English |
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Lasting Impressions Press
2019-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies |
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Online Access: | http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value7%20issue2/13-7-2-19.pdf |