The Wild Robot Escapes

The Wild Robot has been "fixed" and sent out to work as a farm robot. However, she has a secret. Her memories of living in the wild with her adoptive gosling son are still present and she wants to go back. On the farm, she works hard to complete her tasks and help the farmer after the death of his wife. She also tells plenty of stories about the "wild robot" to the children. She would like to escape to live on her island, but doesn't want to abandon the farm.

She continues to use her "speaking to animals" skills. She helps chase off wolves. She also talks with the cows and other animals. She further tells various geese about her son. One day she has an exciting reunion with the son. The kids overhear and help plan for her escape from the farm. There are a few close calls as she moves away. However, she scares some people in the city and gets brought to the robot factory. She makes a show of destroying her, but in actuality, she transports her brain to a new body and brings her back to the island where she lives happily ever after.

Is this a parable of race relations with the end goal of sending the former slaves back to Liberia? Or perhaps it is just exploring a future of how robots will live with humans. The robots in the story are clearly second class citizens. However, they have become more and more engrained in the daily lives of humans. People need the robots. As the robots are becoming more sentient, should we start expanding the rights that we give them? Do we allow them to make mistakes? There are plenty of ethical and societal implications.