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What caused Roz to become a castaway on the island?
What caused Roz to become a castaway on the island?
How did Roz learn to speak and understand the language of the animals on the island?
How did Roz learn to speak and understand the language of the animals on the island?
Why did Roz decide to protect the lone gosling after accidentally causing a rock slide that killed a family of geese?
Why did Roz decide to protect the lone gosling after accidentally causing a rock slide that killed a family of geese?
How did the other animals on the island initially react to Roz?
How did the other animals on the island initially react to Roz?
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How did Roz's relationship with the other animals on the island change over time?
How did Roz's relationship with the other animals on the island change over time?
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What did Mr. Beaver and Tawny the deer do to help Roz adapt to life on the island?
What did Mr. Beaver and Tawny the deer do to help Roz adapt to life on the island?
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What does Roz teach Brightbill about their differences?
What does Roz teach Brightbill about their differences?
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What happens when one of the lodges built by Roz ignites?
What happens when one of the lodges built by Roz ignites?
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Why does Roz decide she must return to her Makers?
Why does Roz decide she must return to her Makers?
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What does Brightbill discover during the detour of the flock's migration?
What does Brightbill discover during the detour of the flock's migration?
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What happens when the RECOS robots threaten to deactivate Roz?
What happens when the RECOS robots threaten to deactivate Roz?
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How do the animals ultimately defeat the last RECOS robot?
How do the animals ultimately defeat the last RECOS robot?
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Study Notes
Roz's Arrival on the Island
- Roz, a newly manufactured robot, becomes a castaway on an island after a ship transporting her sinks during a hurricane.
- She is the sole survivor, with all other crates holding robot cargo destroyed.
- Curious otters accidentally activate Roz, who awakens to find no one to assign tasks to her.
Roz's Adaptation to the Island
- Roz learns to camouflage herself and observes the island's animals to learn their language.
- The animals fear and call her a "monster".
- Roz accidentally causes a rock slide, killing a family of geese, but saves a lone gosling egg, which hatches into Brightbill.
- With the help of Loudwing, an old goose, Roz learns to care for Brightbill.
Building Relationships with the Island's Animals
- Some animals, like Mr. Beaver and Tawny the deer, help Roz adapt to life on the island.
- Roz teaches Brightbill about acceptance and differences, and Brightbill accepts and cherishes their "strange" family.
- Roz befriends Mother Bear and her cubs after saving one of the cubs' lives.
Roz's Hibernation and the Severe Winter
- Brightbill grows up and prepares to migrate with the flock for the winter, leaving Roz alone.
- Roz enters a hibernation-like state and awakens to find the winter is uncharacteristically severe.
- Roz offers shelter to the animals in her lodge, heated by fire, and builds many other lodges around the island.
The RECOS Robots' Arrival
- The animals develop a new understanding of the power of fire after one of the lodges ignites.
- Roz saves many animals during the winter, and Brightbill returns with the flock.
- A ship spies the bonfire light, and an airship arrives on the island with three RECOS combat robots to retrieve missing robots, including Roz.
The Confrontation with the RECOS
- Roz refuses to go with the RECOS, and they threaten to deactivate her.
- The geese attack the RECOS, and Roz escapes into the forest.
- The RECOS hunt for Roz, but the animals coordinate their efforts to protect her.
- Two of the RECOS are destroyed, and the last RECOS catches up with Roz, leading to a struggle that ends with Roz's limbs being blown off.
- The RECOS is destroyed by the geese, but warns Roz that the Makers will send more robots for her.
Roz's Decision to Return to the Makers
- Roz, now just a head and torso, decides to return to her Makers to be repaired.
- She is accompanied by Brightbill and the other animals who have grown to accept her.
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Explore the story of Roz, a robot castaway in 'The Wild Robot', who learns to survive on an uninhabited island. Discover the themes of freedom, survival, and adaptation in this heartwarming tale.
