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Stéphanie asked this question about Klara and the Sun:
Anyone already finished & want to discuss the ending?
Sharon Sheppard I thought this book was a commentary on the features of human nature that are the most essential. Clearly Kazuo Ishiguro believes through Klara's voic…moreI thought this book was a commentary on the features of human nature that are the most essential. Clearly Kazuo Ishiguro believes through Klara's voice that it is chasing optimism, hope and possibly faith (metaphorically represented as the sun in this novel) that are more important. Whether it's the genetic enhancements of the intellectually 'lifted' children and or newer technological attributes of the B3 AFs, Ishiguro's seems to be showing that they have limitations. Klara doesn't always fully comprehend the world accurately, but she is always observing trying to figure it out the best she can guided by her inner 'optimism' that stays singular till the very end of the novel. Klara observes quite keenly that it is the society of the others we are close to that definite us as much as our innate qualities and we are always in a state of moving on and transforming those relationships and sometimes tossing them aside for other relationships or for time alone. Klara observes this as natural, though, and part of the way of things. Even so I think Ishiguro also seems to be showing how human beings take optimism, like relationships, for granted and toss both easily aside. Klara ends up in the junk yard after all. It's telling when the manager asks Klara at the end whether if she wants be moved to be closer the B3s, she declines. In the end it seems that the robot understands humanity better than the humans in the story did.

Powerful story. Very well constructed and an interesting perspective.(less)
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Liz Nichols So well said, Sharon! So many other questions and comments here are focused on Klara's qualities as an AI/AF. But I agree, Ishiguro is hiding (or just ...more
Jul 04, 2021 01:11PM · flag
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Lotta That's what I took away as well, a robot can understand humanity better than humans. Well, some, like Klara can. It also shows that most human conditi ...more
Jan 06, 2022 01:52AM · flag
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