the story of the created monster has developed from frankensteins pilfering of human remains to create his man into the creation of the representation of man in the form of robots. in E T A Hoffmans story Der Sandman an automaton becomes the focus of love and affection for Nathaniel who believes her to be human, the discovery of her artificiality drives him to his eventual death. In this story the automaton is intertwined with fear of the Sandman, a dark nightmare figure who takes childrens eyes in the night.
this fear is explored further in films such as Blade Runner, Natural City and Tezuka Osamu's Metropolis.
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