Referring to "Robbie" by Isaac Asimov, how does this story show us something about the human condition?

Isaac Asimov's short story, "Robbie" demonstrates how
people act regardless of whether they deal with people or machines; the human condition
will not allow them to do anything else. We can identify one aspect of the human
condition based on the the central theme of the story, which reflects prejudice, an
element of the story.

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The story centers around the technophobia that
surrounds robots, and how it is
misplaced.

When Gloria plays
with Robbie (a robot) at the beginning of the story, she treats him as badly as she
would another child: she complains when she does not get her way, she is willing to use
extortion to get what she wants in threatening to no longer tell Robbie stories.
However, like a child, her mood improves as quickly as lightning, and she loves him
dearly.

Gloria's mother, Grace, is guilty of prejudice.
While she says that she is worried about the robot hurting her daughter, she seems more
concerned about what people in the neighborhood are saying, and Robbie is "different"
and she does not like him.

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'There's bad feeling in the village...About
Robbie.'

Another aspect of
the human condition is the way Gloria's mom wears away her husband's resistance to
getting rid of Robbie. She is relentless, like a child, until she gets what she
wants. Gloria's father, George, can only withstand so much nagging until he, against his
better judgment, caves in and gets rid of Robbie.

However,
a positive aspect of the human condition is the dedication one friend has for another.
Gloria cannot forget Robbie. Everywhere they go, and everything she does revolves around
finding Robbie, who she loves, even though she is sometimes unkind (as humans often are
with those they love). Ultimately, George takes steps to reunite Gloria and
Robbie.

As part of the human condition, because Robbie is
"different," Grace can only judge Robbie based on those differences. She cannot see the
positive aspects of the "robot," or how much Gloria loves him regardless of whether he
is a machine or a person. In essence, Grace cannot rationalize the dissimilarities in
her mind.

However, her opinion changes when Robbie saves
Gloria's life. Sometimes part of the human condition also includes learning from life's
lessons. This story shows the basics of the human condition that are constant regardless
of the circumstances that alter in the "equation," and how they can hold us back, or
sometimes liberate us.