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Plot Summary “The Minority Report” unfolds in a future where the PreCrime Division uses three precognitive beings, or “Precogs,” to foresee and prevent crimes before they occur. Exposition — The story introduces us to John Anderton, the founder and head of the PreCrime Division, who staunchly believes in the infallibility of his ...
The Minority Report. "The Minority Report" was originally published in Fantastic Universe in 1956. " The Minority Report " is a 1956 science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in Fantastic Universe. In a future society, three mutants foresee all crime before it occurs.
Historical Context of The Minority Report. Dick wrote “The Minority Report” during the Cold War, a period of great tension and conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as both nations scrambled to solidify their respective spheres of control across the planet. The 1950s was a time of widespread suspicion and distrust ...
Analysis. As they fly over war-ravaged countryside, Anderton and Lisa discuss the minority report. Anderton admits that it has happened “A great many times.” “Perhaps a lot of the people in the camps are like you,” Lisa suggests, adding, “We could have told them the truth.”. Anderton stubbornly counters that doing so would have been ...
Summary. Analysis. Anderton 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 his impending apprehension, Anderton begins to think he is being set up: someone in Precrime may ...
Minority Report (Film) Summary and Analysis of Part 2: The Minority Report. Summary. John goes to talk with Gideon, the "Sentry." Gideon presides over the prisoners—the would-be criminals locked up by PreCrime—and plays the organ for them to "relax" them. John wants to know more about a murder case concerning a drowning of a white woman.
Minority Report (Film) Summary and Analysis of Part 1: PreCrime Division. Summary. We witness a brutal attack, as if through flashback or premonition. A woman submerged in a pool of water is having the premonition and simply says, "Murder," as a machine reveals the identities of the murder victims. The same piece of technology that determined ...
