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Stéphanie asked this question about Klara and the Sun:
Anyone already finished & want to discuss the ending?
Hanlie Pieterse I thought the book was a commentary on firstly how we push our children to perform (especially in the Asian culture) to the point where parents would …moreI thought the book was a commentary on firstly how we push our children to perform (especially in the Asian culture) to the point where parents would choose a potentially dangerous DNA modification procedure to make them brighter and more acceptable to society.

The second big commentary is how easily us humans get rid of our companions (dogs, AFs etc). Even though Klara gave so much of herself to Josie, the moment Josie has no more use for her, she gets left in a scrapyard to "fade". It seems very brutal especially as Klara has proven to have quite a heart herself and in effect saved Josie's life.(less)
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Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
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