![]() ![]() ![]() The more I observe, the more feelings become available to me.”Īs previously mentioned, Klara is adopted by a small family-a triumph she handles quietly and maturely, like a child trying to prove to a parent (in this case, her Manager) that she can succeed all by herself. This lack of a central conflict makes the story as a whole feel aimless, yet never fails to compel through Klara’s infinitely gentle and simple inner dialogue: Throughout the story, Ishiguro solely asks the reader to find out how the system of his universe works, and how the characters are the backbone of said universe. From the beginning, Ishiguro establishes the layers of Klara’s worship, and sets the groundwork for a quietly, cleverly executed novel. ![]() Before getting taken in, Klara stands in a window, soaking up the sun, which she refers to as ‘He’-not just a battery source, but a person whom she contemplates. ![]() Klara and the Sun details the life of Klara, an Artificial Friend (AF) whose emotional intelligence almost upends her classification as a robot when she is adopted to be a companion for Josie, a young girl who is very ill. Klara and the Sun does not just include the loss of being when devoting everything to serving higher-ups, but explores spirituality and mortality, seeking God when God does not seek you back. Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese-born Englishman who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017, reminds readers that humans and robots both fall under the definition of ‘being’. ![]()
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