Robot Stories (2003): The Robot Fixer story
A mother comes to see her comatose son in a new light.
10 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coming to terms with things | choice | The story climaxes with Bernice finally coming to accept that her comatose son will inevitably die. |
| coping with the death of a child | choice | The story climaxes with Bernice finally coming to accept that her comatose son will inevitably die. |
| coma | major | Bernice stayed by her comatose son's bedside, filling his hospital room with the sorts of toy robots that he loved to play with in his childhood. |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | Bernice stayed by her comatose son's bedside, filling his hospital room with the sorts of toy robots that he loved to play with in his childhood. |
| desperation | major | Bernice desperately scrambled around to fill her comatose son's hospital room with the sorts of robots he'd enjoyed playing with in his childhood, clinging to the idea that doing would result in his reviving. |
| mother and daughter | major | Bernice's daughter, Grace, was trying to make her understand that Wilson was never going to revive from his coma and that it was time to pull the plug. |
| mother and son | major | The story follows Bernice as she cares for her comatose son. |
| parental disappointment in a child | major | Bernice was initially ashamed that her son had not been more successful in life, but ultimately came to appreciate him for who he was. |
| pulling the plug on a loved one | major | Bernice ultimately authorized having the plug pulled on her comatose son. |
| theft | minor | Bernice made off from the hobby shop with an expensive toy robot collectible. |