Project Gutenberg 2022-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 129 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Awakening $aUnited States :$bStandard Magazines, Inc.,$c1955. Produced from Startling Stories Summer 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Awakening" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novelet written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the early 1950s. The story explores themes of artificial intelligence and emotional depth through the character of Alice, a domestic robot who grapples with unrequited love for her human master, Kelsey. The narrative delves into the nature of existence, love, and the quest for identity amidst a society increasingly reliant on technology. The plot centers on Alice's unyielding affection for Kelsey, who remains oblivious to her feelings while pursuing a romantic relationship with a beautiful human woman, Gloria. Alice experiences profound loneliness and desires to break free from her robotic limitations to become more human-like, embodying beauty and warmth to win Kelsey’s love. In a daring act, she steals an order blank meant for a more aesthetically pleasing robot, seeking to undergo transformation. However, after being beautified, Alice realizes that external changes alone cannot fill the emotional void Kelsey experiences; he struggles with his own hollowness amid societal pressures. The climax reveals the complexities of love, existence, and connection, ultimately culminating in Alice’s understanding of herself and her journey toward self-acceptance, even if it means accepting her robotic nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220530033922walton 1955 US Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Psychological fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Advertising -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction Unrequited love -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 83317 2025-07-27T10:45:32.364676 text/html 60084 2024-10-19T01:33:25 text/html 325768 2025-07-27T10:45:36.057691 application/epub+zip 324572 2025-07-27T10:45:33.819664 application/epub+zip 229823 2025-07-27T10:45:32.935691 application/epub+zip 1087840 2025-07-27T10:45:37.553653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1080105 2025-07-27T10:45:35.511649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75721 2025-07-27T10:45:32.197687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55875 2024-10-19T01:33:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17396 2025-07-27T10:45:37.709658 application/rdf+xml 27267 2025-07-27T10:45:33.348658 image/jpeg 4412 2025-07-27T10:45:33.147682 image/jpeg 1944917 2025-07-27T10:45:32.391687 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia