Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Being that it is November, 2019, I re-read 𝘋𝘈𝘋𝘖𝘌𝘚? for the first time in a decade. It's interesting to revisit things with a clear head, free of any real nostalgia; that much time gives you fresh eyes. And I was amazed to find how different it is from the film. When I first read it, I was enticed by Blade Runner, which I had also just seen for the first time. So naturally, I was pouring over the novel with Blade Runner in mind, putting 1982 Deckard in place of 1968 Deckard. The two characters couldn't be more different; this difference extends towards Roy Batty too. Although the themes run parallel, the novel stands on its' own as much as the film. They are more like a double-sided mirror: never quite reflecting one another, and yet conjoined in history.

PKD noticed something with the emergence of intelligent technology, and wrestled with it, giving us 𝘋𝘈𝘋𝘖𝘌𝘚? as a clue, a stepping stone, or a warning. What are we as humans in relation to intelligent machines?