The bus had entered the vast slum region, the tumbled miles of cheap hotels and broken-down tenements that had sprung up after the mass THE MINORITY REPORT 2113 destruction of the war
Again, this correlates with the destruction of landscape from the war, and how the world has become partly desolate. While the reader sees the one Utopian view of a world without crime, in the same world is one where there was once a devastating war, and the world has not recovered.
An innocent man is framed by one of those cards. Maybe there've been other innocent people--right
This leads into the idea that the world is somewhat a desolate wasteland. While it isn't physically, we see the world as un-ideal. Innocent people are convicted of crimes that they didn't commit, and since we see Anderton, we are inclined to believe that he also wouldn't commit murder. We then believe that this world would be detrimental to the people living inside of it.
Obviously, "Jerry's" report superseded the majority report. Having been informed that he would commit a murder, Anderton would change his mind and not do so. The preview of the murder had canceled out the murder; prophylaxis had occurred simply in his being informed. Already, a new time-path had been created. But "Jerry" was outvoted.
Fragmentation of realities in action.
This is explained by the theory of m11ltiplef11t11res. If only one time-path existed, precognitive information would be of no importance, since no possibility would exist, in possessing this information, of altering the future.
Clear demonstration of fragmentation.
Anderton sighed. At that point he wasn't certain, himself. Perhaps he was trapped in a closed, meaningless time-circle with no motive and no beginning. In fact, he was almost ready to concede that he was the victim of a weary, neurotic fantasy, spawned by growing insecurity. Without a fight, he was willing to give himself up. A vast weight of exhaustion lay upon him. He was struggling against the impossible-and all the cards were stacked against him.
Emphasis on the individual (Anderton) and his character development through an internal monologue.
Leopold Kaplan, General of the Army of the Federated Westbloc Alliance." Begrudgingly, he added, "Retired, since the end of the AngloChinese War, and the abolishment of AFWA."
Marxist power structure. Kaplan is able to receive confidential information before anyone else due to his high rank in the army.
Rapidly, he made his way to the ramp at its far end. He was striding down the outside stairs toward the public sidewalk, when Lisa appearedbreathlessly behind him."What on earth has come over you?" Catching hold of his arm, shemoved quickly in front of him. "I knew you were leaving," she exclaimed,blocking his way. "What's wrong with you? Everybody thinks you're-" She checked herself. "I mean, you're acting so erratically."
Secondary Orality - The author is making the connection between the two characters very clear through their dialogue and actions.
Startled, Anderton backed off. What were the chances of his wife'sfriendliness being benign, accidental? Witwer would be present the balanceof the evening, and would now have an excuse to trail along to Anderton'sprivate residence. Profoundly disturbed, he turned impulsively, and movedtoward the door
Emphasis on the individual, Witwer, and his thought process for attempting to sort out how to solve his own future murder. Modernism.
The criminal escaped our teams. We had his name-in fact, we had all the details of the crime, including the victim's name. We knew the exact moment, the location of the planned act of violence. But in spite of us he was able to carry it out." Anderton shrugged. "After all, we can't get all of them." He riffled the cards. "But we do get most."
Fragmented non-sequential plot
In the gloomy half-darkness the three idiots sat babbling. Every incoherent utterance, every random syllable, was analyzed, compared, reassembledin the form of visual symbols, transcribed on conventional punchcards, and ejected into various coded slots. All day long the idiots babbled, imprisoned in their special high-backed chairs, held in one rigid position bymetal bands, and bundles of wiring, clamps.
"I have the information publicly available,"
How is information handled in The Minority Report? Is there a lack of a global village or is the Marxist power structure in control of information?
Witwer met his gaze guilelessly. "Private and public. The Senate's pleased
Denotes that Precrime is a major firm associated with the US Senate. Must be well known for what it does if it gets praised by senators. Marxist power structure is clearly laid out.