Sammury
Stanley Pickle shut himself up at home with mechanical parents that he made. He was satisfied with his life, but a girl who loves nature changed his mind. He realized wonderfulness of nature and living things and left his home.
Setting
Time: modern times (20c). Place: a rural area in UK.
Conflict
Stanley vs. himself
Climax
He decided to say goodbye to his fake parents forever.
Symbol
clockwork parents: the Peter Pan syndrome/robot
the bird: life
the woods: nature
the door: the fear to go outside
Irony
He frightened the girl although he revived the bird to please her.
Theme
The importance of facing the reality and moving forward. The value of living things which cannot be replaced by robots. The mortality of everything (includes life and machines)