Clara and the Sun (the Latest Novel by Nobel Prize Winner Kazuo Ishiguro)
by H
About This Novel
Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel is published simultaneously around the world. "The sun always has a way of shining on us, no matter where we are." Clara is a solar-powered artificial intelligence robot (AF) specially designed to accompany children. It has extremely high abilities of observation, reasoning and empathy. She sat in the store display window, watching the passers-by on the street and the children who came to browse the windows. She always expects that someone will soon choose her, but when the possibility of permanently changing her situation arises, Clara is reminded not to put too much faith in human promises. In Clara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro observes the ever-changing modern society through the perspective of an unforgettable narrator and explores a fundamental question: What exactly is love? Although the story is set in a future society where technology is highly developed, it essentially speaks directly to the "human heart." Through the cold perspective of a robot, but with his consistently delicate and restrained writing style, the author reveals the split and anxiety of modern people's values, as well as the importance of the ties between people in the issue of "what makes people human."
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Official(15)Scraped 12d ago
It's so complicated after reading it
Humanities can be very profound. I feel like the story stems from the curiosity of a robot. Human beings are so complex, how does Clara learn? Loving and being loved will make people irreplaceable
two-way growth
At first I thought it was a story for children, but I thought winning the Nobel Prize would not be easy. So I picked up the book many times, and even switched from one platform to qq reading📖 In the middle, there will be words from science fiction, "ascension", AF, the nourishment of the sun, Josie's condition, and I will quickly read the plot behind it. Clara, finally AF who has been left behind by her growth, is like a lonely big dog after starting college life and leaving home (a real-life incident. Clara should understand that things will change, and the emotions at that time will always be true, but they can also be captured in memories. No one can always accompany you, and there are always people on and off your train. You are an excellent AF. With you, we can understand ordinary life and capture the small blessings of life. Best wishes, Clara!
Without the falling gravity of selfishness, all lofty and upward human nature will become insubstantial and lose its weight.
A story about artificial intelligence accompanying humans.
Finished reading. The entire book is written from the perspective of Clara, the robot, which is an observation perspective. Therefore, the book also contains many descriptions of people and scenery in her eyes, which feels quite special. The grids, lines, various shapes and colors all have a robot feel to them, haha. The plot and style of the entire article are relatively bland, there are no particularly big ups and downs, and it feels quite real. Haha, it's a bit strange to say real in an article with science fiction elements. The author captures various human psychology very well, and the narrative is very accurate. I can't help but marvel at how a person's language expression can be so precise. I am envious. You can completely feel the subtlety of psychology in his words. There are all kinds of delicate and complex changes that go without saying. I believe people who are more sensitive can feel it. The length of the entire novel is moderate, but I think not many people will be able to read it completely, and may want to give up halfway through. You may feel a little bored while reading. But everyone, please persevere. In fact, after reading an entire book, you will feel a special sense of accomplishment, nothing else. In fact, I feel that the characters in the novel are not particularly three-dimensional or impressive. They feel like they are pieced together from broken fragments. Maybe the robot perspective is too rational. As said in the postscript, Clara is a mirror. My favorite character is Clara, and Rick is actually a good person too. After reading it, I felt that Clara was so pitiful, and I really wanted to hug her. The Tool Man was a real hammer. But maybe she can't feel it, or maybe she doesn't care? She should feel happy that she has completed her task. Fortunately, the ending is not a complete be, and it leaves a lot of room for imagination. I believe that Clara will live well and there will still be people who need her to remember her and wish her well.
What a sad story. Clara deserves a better home
I cried for Clara, even if she didn't grieve her final fate, I grieved for her. From this I also felt disappointed in those who received her love. I think a person who is not grateful for a thing that has given him spiritual love, but only sees them as a tool to satisfy his own wishes is an incomplete person. I was willing to cry for Clara, even if she didn't feel sad herself.
The shell of science fiction penetrates people's hearts and projects fear. Selfishness is human nature or the only anchor.
How robots "feel"
Different from the translator's postscript, my perspective of feelings is from Clara's point of view. The author writes from Clara's perspective, and I feel that he is trying his best to create how the robot "feels", especially when describing the vision, he uses 9 grids to represent the world that Clara sees. I didn't quite understand it at the time, but later I thought of the scene where the display screen is cut into nine parts, and each grid displays a picture. One of the more pertinent points mentioned in the translator's postscript is that Clara is completely altruistic. At the end of the work, I had a vague feeling that Clara's importance was getting lower and lower because she was no longer "useful". Even though there were still some "high-sounding" reasons to continue Clara's mission and life, I still felt that dormancy was inevitable, that is, being abandoned by the humans who used her. Its users continue to grow and move forward, while Clara remains in the past like an old friend. Who is the lover and who is the reasoner?
Clara
Help me, Mr. Varta we are a family
Seeing people's hearts in the gaze of machines
Kazuo Ishiguro weaves a fable about existence and love with "Klara and the Sun". From the perspective of the solar-powered robot Clara, we get a glimpse of a world reconstructed by technology: gene editing, artificial intelligence and human emotions are intertwined into a fine network. Clara's mission is to accompany Josie, who is seriously ill, but her questioning of human "human hearts" leads readers to deeper thinking. Clara is powered by solar energy, regards the sun as a god, and firmly believes that it can heal everything. She is willing to sacrifice herself to save Josie. This pure love transcends utility and calculation. In the face of technology, human parents are eager to "extend" their lives, but they are also afraid of losing their true souls. Kazuo Ishiguro uses Clara's "ignorance" to reflect the contradiction of human beings: on the one hand, we create perfect tools, but on the other hand, we adhere to the non-replicability of "the human heart". When Josie recovers and enters the adult world, Clara is abandoned in the yard, and the story ends in gentle sadness. Kazuo Ishiguro did not give an answer, but he allowed us to realize in Clara's last gaze that the real "human heart" may not be the continuation of genes, but in those moments when one is illuminated by love and is willing to burn for love. The sun has a way of reaching us, no matter what form it takes. This is not only a reflection on technology, but also a tribute to the glory of human nature.
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Official(15)Scraped 12d ago
It's so complicated after reading it
Humanities can be very profound. I feel like the story stems from the curiosity of a robot. Human beings are so complex, how does Clara learn? Loving and being loved will make people irreplaceable
two-way growth
At first I thought it was a story for children, but I thought winning the Nobel Prize would not be easy. So I picked up the book many times, and even switched from one platform to qq reading📖 In the middle, there will be words from science fiction, "ascension", AF, the nourishment of the sun, Josie's condition, and I will quickly read the plot behind it. Clara, finally AF who has been left behind by her growth, is like a lonely big dog after starting college life and leaving home (a real-life incident. Clara should understand that things will change, and the emotions at that time will always be true, but they can also be captured in memories. No one can always accompany you, and there are always people on and off your train. You are an excellent AF. With you, we can understand ordinary life and capture the small blessings of life. Best wishes, Clara!
Without the falling gravity of selfishness, all lofty and upward human nature will become insubstantial and lose its weight.
A story about artificial intelligence accompanying humans.
Finished reading. The entire book is written from the perspective of Clara, the robot, which is an observation perspective. Therefore, the book also contains many descriptions of people and scenery in her eyes, which feels quite special. The grids, lines, various shapes and colors all have a robot feel to them, haha. The plot and style of the entire article are relatively bland, there are no particularly big ups and downs, and it feels quite real. Haha, it's a bit strange to say real in an article with science fiction elements. The author captures various human psychology very well, and the narrative is very accurate. I can't help but marvel at how a person's language expression can be so precise. I am envious. You can completely feel the subtlety of psychology in his words. There are all kinds of delicate and complex changes that go without saying. I believe people who are more sensitive can feel it. The length of the entire novel is moderate, but I think not many people will be able to read it completely, and may want to give up halfway through. You may feel a little bored while reading. But everyone, please persevere. In fact, after reading an entire book, you will feel a special sense of accomplishment, nothing else. In fact, I feel that the characters in the novel are not particularly three-dimensional or impressive. They feel like they are pieced together from broken fragments. Maybe the robot perspective is too rational. As said in the postscript, Clara is a mirror. My favorite character is Clara, and Rick is actually a good person too. After reading it, I felt that Clara was so pitiful, and I really wanted to hug her. The Tool Man was a real hammer. But maybe she can't feel it, or maybe she doesn't care? She should feel happy that she has completed her task. Fortunately, the ending is not a complete be, and it leaves a lot of room for imagination. I believe that Clara will live well and there will still be people who need her to remember her and wish her well.
What a sad story. Clara deserves a better home
I cried for Clara, even if she didn't grieve her final fate, I grieved for her. From this I also felt disappointed in those who received her love. I think a person who is not grateful for a thing that has given him spiritual love, but only sees them as a tool to satisfy his own wishes is an incomplete person. I was willing to cry for Clara, even if she didn't feel sad herself.
The shell of science fiction penetrates people's hearts and projects fear. Selfishness is human nature or the only anchor.
How robots "feel"
Different from the translator's postscript, my perspective of feelings is from Clara's point of view. The author writes from Clara's perspective, and I feel that he is trying his best to create how the robot "feels", especially when describing the vision, he uses 9 grids to represent the world that Clara sees. I didn't quite understand it at the time, but later I thought of the scene where the display screen is cut into nine parts, and each grid displays a picture. One of the more pertinent points mentioned in the translator's postscript is that Clara is completely altruistic. At the end of the work, I had a vague feeling that Clara's importance was getting lower and lower because she was no longer "useful". Even though there were still some "high-sounding" reasons to continue Clara's mission and life, I still felt that dormancy was inevitable, that is, being abandoned by the humans who used her. Its users continue to grow and move forward, while Clara remains in the past like an old friend. Who is the lover and who is the reasoner?
Clara
Help me, Mr. Varta we are a family
Seeing people's hearts in the gaze of machines
Kazuo Ishiguro weaves a fable about existence and love with "Klara and the Sun". From the perspective of the solar-powered robot Clara, we get a glimpse of a world reconstructed by technology: gene editing, artificial intelligence and human emotions are intertwined into a fine network. Clara's mission is to accompany Josie, who is seriously ill, but her questioning of human "human hearts" leads readers to deeper thinking. Clara is powered by solar energy, regards the sun as a god, and firmly believes that it can heal everything. She is willing to sacrifice herself to save Josie. This pure love transcends utility and calculation. In the face of technology, human parents are eager to "extend" their lives, but they are also afraid of losing their true souls. Kazuo Ishiguro uses Clara's "ignorance" to reflect the contradiction of human beings: on the one hand, we create perfect tools, but on the other hand, we adhere to the non-replicability of "the human heart". When Josie recovers and enters the adult world, Clara is abandoned in the yard, and the story ends in gentle sadness. Kazuo Ishiguro did not give an answer, but he allowed us to realize in Clara's last gaze that the real "human heart" may not be the continuation of genes, but in those moments when one is illuminated by love and is willing to burn for love. The sun has a way of reaching us, no matter what form it takes. This is not only a reflection on technology, but also a tribute to the glory of human nature.
