Symbol for Replica Josie.

The robot replica of Josie symbolizes the complications of death, grief, and identity. Chrissie feels that she will be unable to endure the emotional pain of Josie’s death, so Chrissie has commissioned the creation of a robot replica of Josie. Mr. Capaldi, who is making the replica, argues that because the replica will be indistinguishable from Josie, it will essentially be Josie in every meaning of the concept.