

Not knowing how to care for a baby goose, Roz seeks out the help of the others, and an older goose named Loudwing encourages her to name the baby and advises her on how to take care of it. Roz decides to save the gosling, and protects it until it hatches. Roz goes to the site and finds a single goose egg, the lone survivor after the others have been killed. One day, Roz witnesses a terrible sight: a rock slide. Eventually, Roz learns how to speak their language. Roz learns how to camouflage herself and begins observing the animals, learning from them and slowly adapting to the ways of the island. The animals on the island are confused and frightened by the wild robot Roz, calling her a monster. Roz is not used to being free, and realizes that she has to learn new methods of survival in this new place. She is activated by a group of otters, and begins exploring her new surroundings. All of the other robots onboard are destroyed, and Roz is the only one left.


ROZZUM unit 7134, or Roz for short, is a newly manufactured, state of the art robot who becomes stranded on an island when the cargo ship carrying her and hundreds of others like her sinks during a hurricane. How does Roz change throughout the story?.What are some of Roz’s humanlike characteristics?.
