--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not…" description: "\"“What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction. “But she’s a cyborg.” His eyes widened, but then his attentio..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/marissa-meyer-586_cinder_what-do-you-mean-is-she-in-a-coma-not-an_985743.png" --- # What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She… ![“What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction. “But she’s a cyborg.” His eyes widened, but then his attention was darting around the room as though he couldn’t look at Cinder while he adjusted to that information. “I see,” he said slowly, before meeting…” quote by Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/marissa-meyer-586_cinder_what-do-you-mean-is-she-in-a-coma-not-an_985743.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/marissa-meyer-586_cinder_what-do-you-mean-is-she-in-a-coma-not-an_985743.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/marissa-meyer-586_cinder_what-do-you-mean-is-she-in-a-coma-not-an_985743.png) > ““What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction. “But she’s a cyborg.” His eyes widened, but then his attention was darting around the room as though he couldn’t look at Cinder while he adjusted to that information. “I see,” he said slowly, before meeting her gaze again. “But … is she all right?” The question caught her by surprise and she couldn’t help a startled laugh. “Oh, yeah, she’s great. I mean, half the people in the world want to kill her and the other half want to chain her to a throne on the moon, which is just what she’s always wanted. So she’s fantastic.”” [Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character questions a cyborg's humanity, revealing both fear and fascination with her unique identity. **In simple terms:** People are both scared and intrigued by the cyborg. Key Takeaway Embrace differences while confronting fear. Themes identity technology acceptance fear fascination Mood hopeful reflective intrigued Type literary philosophical conversational When to use this quote - first encounters with AI - media representation of cyborgs - ethical debates - personal bias challenges Key Concepts cyborg ethics humanity definition social reaction Questions to Reflect On - What does it mean to be human? - How can we balance awe and anxiety? 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Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/did-you-know-that-she-was-cyborg-asked-a-woman-in-an-unhidden-tone-of/) [Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/) > [“Kai scowled. Torin was right, of course. He didn't know anything about Cinder, no matter how much he felt that he did. But he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/kai-scowled-torin-was-right-of-course-he-didn-t-know-anything-about/) [marissa meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/) ## More by Marissa Meyer > [“He blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. 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