While in pursuit of Luba Luft, Rick attempts to use the Voight-Kampff test on her. Luft is continuously able to deflect each question with another question and gains the upper hand against Rick. Her wire falls off and Rick comes in to reattach it but is instead confronted by a laser tube. He is accused of being a “sexual deviant” and Luft calls the police. When arriving Rick is not recognized by the officer and is taken another “Hall of Justice”. During the car ride, the officer he states ““Maybe you’re an android” [….] “with a false memory, like they give them.”” (Dick 103). Ricks statements overtime have slowly changed with his character, at first he kills without a second thought but in the case of Luft he decides to give her a chance. The empathy he feels for another being in general seems to have changed and if that is so what say that he isn’t just an android like Rachael but has reached the level in which he is able to fool an empathy test?
Is Rick human? Why or why not would he qualify as one? how does this relate to his character development over time?