Describe symbolism in I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Because the robots in the stories population Asimov’s book are both physically and purposely similar to human beings, they can quite easily be interpreted as metaphors for the human condition. Some scholars argue that if this so, then the book is unrelenting in its rejection of the concept of free will. The robots are all constructed with a purpose which essentially predetermines their entire existence even before the first day on the job. If the robots are intended to replicate humans, then the underlying philosophical message here is that humans are also hardwired to live out a certain level of existence before they go out into society. Genetics, environments, economic and social status are all stand-ins for the programming within the circuits that lead robots straight to their eventual obsolescence. Or, as humans refer to it, death.