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Did the choice of the name Klara had anything to do with the book Heidi who also got a Klara?
Sherry Yarema To me the name isn't a referent to Heidi's Klara, but refers to the fact that she sees clearly even though she doesn't necessarily understand what she…moreTo me the name isn't a referent to Heidi's Klara, but refers to the fact that she sees clearly even though she doesn't necessarily understand what she sees. I think Klara's "growth" from perception, in its literal meaning, to her ability to interpret what she sees is what I think about most often. And with that ability to interpret she is becoming more human. She feels love, joy, loneliness, and sadness. She is so much more that a recorder of data. Life comes from enlightenment.(less)
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Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
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