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Mrs. Weston
Gloria’s father in “Robbie.” When Mrs. Weston approaches Mr. Weston saying that she wants to get rid of Robbie, Mr. Weston reminds her that Robbie could never harm Gloria, but to no avail. He eventually gives in to his wife’s desire to get rid of the robot. Seeing his daughter’s despair at this development, however, ultimately leads him to try to reunite the two, and he plants Robbie in a robot factory that the family plans to visit in New York City. This leads an over-excited Gloria to run in front of a moving vehicle when she sees Robbie, and only Robbie is able to save her, demonstrating how human fallibility and irrationality can often lead to their own folly.
Mr. Weston Quotes in I, Robot
The I, Robot quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Weston or refer to Mr. Weston. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Robbie
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“You listen to me, George. I won’t have my daughter entrusted to a machine—and I don’t care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn’t made to be guarded by a thing of metal.”
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“Why do you cry, Gloria? Robbie was only a machine, just a nasty old machine. He wasn’t alive at all.”
“He was not no machine!” screamed Gloria, fiercely and ungrammatically. “He was a person just like you and me and he was my friend. I want him back. Oh, Mamma, I want him back.”
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It took split-seconds for Weston to come to his senses, and those split-seconds meant everything, for Gloria could not be overtaken. Although Weston vaulted the railing in a wild attempt, it was obviously hopeless. Mr. Struthers signalled wildly to the overseers to stop the tractor, but the overseers were only hu man and it took time to act.
It was only Robbie that acted immediately and with precision.
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Mr. Weston Quotes in I, Robot
The I, Robot quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Weston or refer to Mr. Weston. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Robbie
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“You listen to me, George. I won’t have my daughter entrusted to a machine—and I don’t care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn’t made to be guarded by a thing of metal.”
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“Why do you cry, Gloria? Robbie was only a machine, just a nasty old machine. He wasn’t alive at all.”
“He was not no machine!” screamed Gloria, fiercely and ungrammatically. “He was a person just like you and me and he was my friend. I want him back. Oh, Mamma, I want him back.”
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It took split-seconds for Weston to come to his senses, and those split-seconds meant everything, for Gloria could not be overtaken. Although Weston vaulted the railing in a wild attempt, it was obviously hopeless. Mr. Struthers signalled wildly to the overseers to stop the tractor, but the overseers were only hu man and it took time to act.
It was only Robbie that acted immediately and with precision.
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