Supertoys Last all Summer Long Essay

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…

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