Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Katelyn asked this question about Klara and the Sun:
What is the significance of the terrible bull? What does it symbolize? It’s brought up many times.
Deborah Yaffe Klara believes that the Sun is an omniscient, omnipotent natural force that will intervene for good in the lives of human beings. In other words, for …moreKlara believes that the Sun is an omniscient, omnipotent natural force that will intervene for good in the lives of human beings. In other words, for her, the Sun is God, and because of that, the natural world seems to her to be a responsive and ultimately meaningful place, if not always a kind one. The bull, with its blank, cruel eyes, represents a far more pessimistic (perhaps atheistic) view of the natural world, as a place that is indifferent to human suffering. That's my take, anyway!(less)
flag
More questions about Klara and the Sun…
Image for Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more