Topic > Foreshadowing in Beyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. Dick

Dick immerses his readers in an unknown world from the beginning of the story. He introduces new vocabulary that is only present in the world he creates to allow the reader to reach an understanding of this society. “Outside was the Optus, with his arms folded, his face immersed in darkness”, “Why not? Ye may go into the veldt and trace it all again", "It's a wub". This language introduced on the first page of the story serves to immerse the reader in the fictional world created. Contrastingly, familiar terms are also used by Philip K. Dick to allow the reader to understand aspects of his fictional world allowing him to associate what is in the story with his prior knowledge Dick uses terms such as Mars and Earth to allow the reader to associate the locations of the characters to the planets and space giving the story a concrete setting. Furthermore connects the wub to a pig to give readers an image to base the wub's appearance on. Additionally, Philip K. Dick uses adjectives and dialogue to describe the unknown vocabulary added to the characters' story and environment he writhed, rubbing his skin on the smooth chrome walls” and “the wub remained limp, his great body slowly reclining,” are both examples of how Dick uses adjectives to create the image intended for the