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Stéphanie asked this question about Klara and the Sun:
Anyone already finished & want to discuss the ending?
Marilyn Brine Gilmour I saw the genetic modification (AGE) as having risks that could cause physical problems, like Josie's. The mother is told Josie will be grateful one d…moreI saw the genetic modification (AGE) as having risks that could cause physical problems, like Josie's. The mother is told Josie will be grateful one day and Mother says, "Was Sal grateful?" It sounds as if this is her second child with physical effects from AGE, which is why she was so determined to have Josie 'carried on' by Klara.
I'd mentioned that Klara reminds me of The Giving Tree (as the purpose of AFs is to give solely for the other person) and Pinocchio, as through Karla's compassion and prayer (to the Sun) is akin to developing a soul (or heart, as Father calls it). I definitely see spiritual aspects in Karla's prayer to the Sun, as I see ethical and class issues in the genetic modification - not to mention the pollution, etc.
Also, as Manager says, Klara has qualities such as insight and intuition that supersede those of other AFs. In her sacrificing herself and praying that Josie get well, she becomes to me like a Christ figure (This is not to ne sacrilegious since I am speaking of Christ as a selfless being who offers themselves to be worked through, not necessarily Jesus but Buddha and others)
I see Josie's cure as a direct response to Klara's prayers and thus literally spiritual. Jesus also teaches such lessons about hope and prayer even though many in the world do not take his teachings literally.
BTW, what do you see as the meaning of the RPO building as well as the Cootings pollution machine in this dystopian society? Also, why do Josie's and Rick's families live where they do? And what is the 'yard' at the end? It's apparently a cemetery for AFs but what is the purpose of the crane that Manager looks at while leaving, etc?(less)
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Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
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