Dick, Philip K. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Graphic Novel, vol. 4. 2011. 144p. ISBN 978-1-60886-615-1. 741.5 DIC on the library shelves.
“Do androids have a soul?” Rick Deckard wonders. The death of Luba in volume 3 has deeply affected him. Phil Resch explains to him that he may have been affected because, unlike his other targets, she was a woman, and she was hiding in plain sight, telling him that maybe he was in love with an android, or at least the idea of love. Rick wonders if the opera setting and the singing of his favorite musical piece made him love her more, or whether his drive to kill androids is in fact compromised. He conducts the test on Phil, and then has Phil conduct it on him.
Meanwhile, the remaining androids are now hiding in Isodore’s building, and Isodore is thrilled at their company. The building is wired with an alarm, and the androids begin planning a defense strategy. Isodore, however, is not concerned with any of that, and in fact has difficulty understanding what is happening. He just loves that Pris is moving in with him. His human qualities may provide the best disguise for them all.
Rick returns home, but not before stopping at the pet store. He purchases a goat, one of the few living animals remaining in the world, and brings it back home. He needs to feel alive, and to feel connected somehow otherwise he can’t continue to work as a bounty hunter. His wife is displeased at first that he bought an animal without her, but when she sees it, she turns around and kisses him passionately.
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