Brian Aldiss’ “Supertoys Last All Summer Long” is a short story that deals with two narratives. The first one involves Monica Swinton and her young son David, and the second one is Monica’s husband Henry Swinton who is the Managing Director of Synthank. Throughout the short story both Monica and David can’t seem to communicate clearly to each other. David feels that the love he has for his mother is unrequited. Interesting enough in this dystopian future Monica’s three year old son David isn’t her biological son, but instead a robot. Due to the fact of overpopulation woman are only allowed to bear a child if they win the parenthood lottery. However, Monica’s inability to accept David as her own son, and David’s unrequited love for his mother Monica ultimately leads to their own loneliness.
Throughout the short story both Monica and David can’t seem to get through to each other. Neither one of them can express their feelings clearly, especially not Monica. She already doesn’t love her ‘son’ the way a mother should, but “She had tried to love …show more content…
His purpose is to simply be the son of Monica and Henry Swinton. He does a good job of that, but he’s also smart enough to realize that the love he has for his mother Monica is not reciprocated. David also has trouble communicating with his mother, but the words he simply can’t get out are, “Dear Mummy, I hope you’re well just now. I love you…” (Aldiss 114). He doesn’t believe she’ll understand, and he’s probably right. David’s mother is the main contributor to his loneliness, “Families play an important role in promoting children’s emotional and social health, but were also found to be related in their loneliness” (Rokach and Shick 9). Monica plays the most important role in his life, and she doesn’t give him the love he needs. Although, David may not know he’s not Monica’s biological son in a sense he is adopted, and studies have shown
Throughout the short story both Monica and David can’t seem to get through to each other. Neither one of them can express their feelings clearly, especially not Monica. She already doesn’t love her ‘son’ the way a mother should, but “She had tried to love …show more content…
His purpose is to simply be the son of Monica and Henry Swinton. He does a good job of that, but he’s also smart enough to realize that the love he has for his mother Monica is not reciprocated. David also has trouble communicating with his mother, but the words he simply can’t get out are, “Dear Mummy, I hope you’re well just now. I love you…” (Aldiss 114). He doesn’t believe she’ll understand, and he’s probably right. David’s mother is the main contributor to his loneliness, “Families play an important role in promoting children’s emotional and social health, but were also found to be related in their loneliness” (Rokach and Shick 9). Monica plays the most important role in his life, and she doesn’t give him the love he needs. Although, David may not know he’s not Monica’s biological son in a sense he is adopted, and studies have shown