The Search for Identity in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner Iskanje Identitete V Romanu Philipa K. Dicka Ali Androidi Sanjajo Električne Ovce? in Filmu Ridleya Scotta Iztrebljevalec : Diplomsko Delo

In the following diploma thesis I deal with the comparison of Philip K. Dicks novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Ridley Scotts film adaptation Blade Runner. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I focus on Dicks view on the problematic relationship between a human and an android, as he described it in his essays The Android and the Human (1972) and Man, Android and Machine (1976). Furthermore, I describe the portrayal of androids in the two works, introduce the appropriate film theory and point out the key problems of adapting Dicks novel into the Hollywood film. In the analytical part, I compare the three main characters focusing on their search for personal identity in the unreliable world of the future. In the conclusion, I summarize the similarities and differences between the two works and justify why the film Blade Runner can be considered a successful adaptation.