ch.2-3

It says that people dont remember why the war was started. If it went on for long enough to set the world in that state, then people were fighting a war without a reason which is insane to me. Im pretty confused on the term chicken head. I dont see a connection between the word and definition. The empathy box seems to be a secluded hallway where all you can do is feel terrible...I'm not sure what the real reason for it is but it's one of the only human like things in this novel. Even though its artificial, its better to be sad every now and then instead of using a machine or other substance to create happiness. John Isidore is a "chickenhead" who stayed in san fran after the dust fall out. His job is to fix peoples electric animals while posing as a real vet. The dust has affected the city dramatically. It says that it killed off all the birds first, which is interesting. I feel like it wouldn't be long until there wasnt much left. In the third chapter, Rick walked to work stopping off, apparently like many other people, at the pet store to look at the rare animals he could never own. After he gets to work, he recieves news that the head bounty hunter was shot by an android and that he was in the hospital. After talking to his boss for a while he tried to bargain with the salesman of the ostrich he saw on the way to work, but eventually realizing he could not afford it. I feel like animals are more of a social trophy than a meaningful being because Rick then tries to secretly buy an electric ostrich.