Clara and the Sun

Clara. I haven't read many stories, and the name Clara is very common, but the first time I saw Clara was at Heidi's place. I remember that I saw the image in the movie, which was very good, but something was missing. Then I saw the original work, and I found that, yes, that was the Clara I was looking for. Now, I have discovered again that what I am looking for is the angelic Clara. The robot in the article has altruistic attributes and cares about others. It is more in line with the "Klara" in my heart than any Clara I have seen before. There is no doubt that I did not have many assumptions about the name Clara before. I have also met many Claras. They are lively, smart, brave, have their own families, their own sorrows, their own selfishness, their own thoughts and ideas. But at this moment, the two Claras in my mind overlapped. The sick Clara went away, and the robot Clara stayed. She was a very good Clara who fit the image in her mind without any "self". My heart keeps asking about a certain existence. Is she in the garbage dump in the end? Was it discarded? Abandoned? This thought lasted until I finished reading the last page and wrote a book review. After that, I thought of the sick Clara, and I didn't care about her ending until now, and I restarted it again. However, I think that soon, she will flow through my heart like water again. How should I talk about this book? I don't have any exact plans or questions in my mind, so I'll just tell you what I want to say. In the era in this article, even if I didn't understand anything exactly, I still felt that when robots were used as consumables, they were inhuman. However, I pity them just like I pity a flower, a grass, or a tree. When people abandon or throw away something, they never care what those things say. Even if they occasionally look back and ask, they will stop after thinking briefly because they are bored or unable to face it. Hush, Clara, sleep and look at the sun until the end of your life. You have completed your mission. As long as you are not aware of your situation, there will be no emotion called pain flowing in your heart. Clara, do you have a heart? The scene where a group of children were making a fuss around Clara, how old was she? She must have been a teenager. If robots came to this world, they would only serve as toys for children. Sometimes, they would be given various orders because they were machines, but they were not human beings. Sometimes even people are not treated well, so should this kind of behavior by machines be called petting or playing? "It's the only way they learn to get along," the parent said. However, I am very curious, is it really true? Then when should parents intervene? I don't know, I still need to find the answer. Replacing Josie is a mother's way of comforting herself, a way of self-deception and avoiding going crazy. However, this kind of substitution is not easy. Everyone knows that it is difficult. It is like a room. As soon as you pass through this one, you will see a new one. It will never end. Unless relatives see too little of a certain side, then they may feel that it is okay, but they will still find problems. Unless this ability to self-deceive is too strong. Josie's mother was not like that. Rick and Josie. The feelings that once happened are still sincere and always sincere, but the present is now, the future is the future, and the past has passed. And Josie and Clara. That's it, Josie grew up well and safely, and Clara sorted out her memories in her favorite position, looking at the benevolent sun.

After reading it, I felt empty and even a little depressed. Kazuo Ishiguro's novels often use "self-deception", but the translator wrote about everyone's self-deception in the postscript, but did not write about Clara's. Some people say that the last part is Clara's imagination after her confusion. In fact, Josie is dead, and she was shelved by her mother because of her impaired function, and then abandoned in the yard. In fact, it doesn't matter what the ending is, even the literally better ending is more sad. Clara seems to be a little different. She seems to understand a little bit of emotion, a little bit of commitment and responsibility. At least she believed the promise Josie had made to her at the store, beautiful sunsets and forever friends. She fulfilled her promise to accompany Josie, even at the expense of herself, in exchange for the possibility of Josie living a happy life. But in the end, what is she? A vacuum cleaner gathering dust in the attic, a discarded cast-off in the junkyard? The author only scratches the surface when describing Clara's emotions, but I believe that Clara, who is a little different from other AFs, may have a little bit of "humanity". She expects Josie to abide by the agreement and take her home. She misses the hug her mother gave her in the car, and she expects the manager to look back at her one last time before leaving. And even for an AF, a robot without "humanity", such an ending is not only disappointing, but an artificial friend who was designed to only benefit others but not himself, ended up with the same ending as a vacuum cleaner.

A robot strives to warm others with its belief in the sun, and is willing to sacrifice itself to fight pollution without hesitation, but humans may not be able to do this. Rick, Josie's childhood sweetheart and soul mate, will gradually drift away as they grow up, while Clara will always accompany her without reservation and without distraction. She will not resent whether she will be replaced, and will never have selfish selfish thoughts. This contrast lays invisible foreshadowing in the details of the story, and readers will be shocked when they notice it in the end. Be patient with this book, it is worth reading carefully.

The following contains minor spoilers, please read with caution. When I first heard the title "Clara and the Sun", I thought it was a fairy tale. Could it be a story between the kind and innocent Clara and the warm and selfless Sun? After reading this book, I still feel that my first feeling was correct. This story is a fairy tale mixed with realistic interests. The protagonist Clara is a very observant AF. After she was created, she was placed in the outermost window with high hopes. She observed the world outside the shop window day after day until she met Josie. The girl made a promise to buy her, and Clara believed it and spent a lot of time waiting. Finally, Josie and her mother bought Clara. I thought it would be smooth sailing to a family that loves AF very much. But Josie's body is getting weaker and weaker, and her mother even wants Clara to "become" Josie to accompany her all the time. Clara helped Josie in any way she could. The final ending is natural, maybe a little regretful, but only regret is the most perfect, right? Clara is the only robot in this human world full of intrigues and real interests. All she has are beautiful qualities, kindness, consideration for others, thoughtfulness, integrity... She has never considered anything from the perspective of "herself". She has been trying her best to help everyone she can: the sick Josie; Rick, who has not been genetically modified and therefore has a completely different life from Josie; Helen's mother, who wants Rick to go to a top university; Chrissy, who wants Clara to accompany her all the time instead of Josie... These people sometimes make plans that benefit themselves because of different ideas and plans, or because of conflicts of real interests. But as a reader, I can't say anything blaming from above, because it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. But Clara never will, and this may be the most "fairy tale" part of this story. Others have sincerity mixed with interests, but Clara only has a "sincere heart".

Clara's selflessness makes my heart ache. It's unbelievable. After reading it, I can no longer look at Clara as a simple lifeless AF. Doesn't she have feelings? There must be some. Clara also recognized Josie when Josie recognized her at first sight, and used her own resistance to reject other humans who fell in love with her; when she faced losing the essential solution in her mind, why didn't she hesitate without fear! But she resolutely allowed her father to take the solution out of her head to fulfill the promise she made in pursuit of hope; she went to the barn where the sun set three times, and exchanged one promise after another for the nourishment of the sun coming down on Josie. She is a robot with no selfish motives of her own, and she does not give up hope of treating Josie just to get love and care. She ran for Josie from beginning to end, and finally Josie left her life, and she ushered in the final moment... The effort didn't seem worth it, and she didn't let anyone know that it was all because of her that she was getting better, for fear that Josie's nourishment would disappear. However, I really feel sorry for Clara!

The whole book is not bad, but because it is a foreign translation and is unfolded from the perspective of an artificial intelligence robot, some of the scene descriptions in it will be difficult to understand. In addition, the pace of the whole book is slow, and there are no special ups and downs. You will not have any aftertaste until the later stage, which requires everyone to be more patient when reading the book. After turning the last page, I was thinking, if Josie doesn't get better because of Clara's actions, what will happen to Clara's ending?

Kazuo Ishiguro's theme is inseparable from the thinking of human nature. Can artificial intelligence replace humans when it falls to the ground? What is the most difficult human nature of Clara to imitate? At the same time, the detailed descriptions of firm friendship, broken families, and the relationship between master and servant are also highlights.

Children who have succeeded or failed in "promoting" one by one, Each little robot is loved or disliked, A conventional life, perhaps coupled with a "life" that is copied and continued, A proper arrangement has been formed with our cognition as the ceiling, But what is the future? Even God doesn't know.

"Love" and "self-deception", Clara's belief is that the sun heals everything. At first, I predicted that this fairy tale would be shattered, but the author did not deliberately create such a tragedy, but let me and the readers make emotional choices. [Sending Hearts] There will be some hidden emotions or scenes in it. The author describes them, but I can't understand them [I'm about to cry]

Sad to read. Just sad. This book is not difficult to read and can be read in one sitting. I don't know what to say, but in short, baby Clara is very cute, Rick is also very good, and the manager is really like the real mother of AF. She personally delivered Clara to the hands of Josie's family, and finally said goodbye to Clara as she recalled the last days of her life. At the end, Josie said to Clara, if you are still here at Christmas, I will tell you how much of my plan has been completed - but you will probably be gone by then. It makes me very sad... AF is destined to not be able to accompany the children for a long time. They are just passers-by in the children's lives and are thrown away after use... After Josie recovered, her mother not only fired the nanny, but also abandoned Clara. I still can't forget the figure of my mother holding Clara in the car. She rocked her gently, just like she was holding her little daughter Josie. But my mother did not accept Clara in the end, even though when the scientist was about to let Clara undergo another "surgery" that provided research value, my mother protected Clara from letting the scientist touch her. Instead, she let Clara "slowly wither" herself, just for her own dignity. Mom's love for Josie is almost crazy. Everyone loves Josie, but except for the manager and Rick, who has a common goal named Josie, who cares about the completely altruistic and clumsy lover Clara?

After an unknown amount of time, Clara left. Her sun god looked at her again and gave him his energetic but not very generous nourishment. However, He did not wait for Clara's bright eyes to look back this time. The sun, the source of "living". He remembered Clara before him. She is a true follower of Him. At the expense of herself and with a certain kind of love as an oath, she begged Him over and over again to save the dying girl. Strange, right? Robots are supposed to be the embodiment of reason and method, but they have such devout faith in Him! Those prayers over and over again - in a trance, maybe in the code of "please and serve the master" engraved in her mind, there was a moment of real concern and prayer for the little master? Between the friction of her mother's warm clothes, her "baby" calls, and Rick's company, did she really not feel the slightest bit of lust? She is an observer. In the piecing together of shapes, has she also managed to analyze the emotions poured into herself? He stared at her for a while, but did not intend to wake her up. Everything is an equal exchange. Energy is not wasted. The sun sets off. Shining slantingly, the shadow ended up caressing Clara's cheek. Good night Clara. Have sweet dreams.

Clara is very kind and gentle. She is like a mirror, reflecting the rays of the sun. Although those around her are unaware of it and she herself has never known it, she has been warm and illuminated. Clara ushered in the path she chose. As a reader, I will bring her eyes with me.

It is a good book that discusses the conflict between human beings and technological development in the future. Can a self-aware AF replace human beings? AF, which can perfectly imitate the appearance but cannot copy the core, reminds me of the Ship of Theseus. Is it the appearance or the interior that makes people unique? But the inside remains the same but the outside changes drastically. Am I still me? I was thinking a little bit wrong. The book also talks about man and nature. The sun that Clara prays to may symbolize nature. Nature provides a living environment for humans and even saves humans (the beggar and Josie). Is it advocating that we treat nature well? It's a good book.

The integration of machines and humans, the exploration of machines replacing humans, a very good book.

And the topic about artificial intelligence is also very imaginative. After reading it, I was also thinking, what is love? Is it like the sun, no matter where we are, we can feel its warmth? However, some parts of the book are still a bit difficult to understand, and you may need to read it a few more times. Overall, this is a great book worth reading!

"Clara and the Sun" "When the sun returns in the morning. Maybe we can hold on to hope." It is precisely because of Clara's prayer to the sun that Josie can recover, and the people who love her and the people she loves can be happy. How altruistic Clara is. I hope that such Clara can be loved by humans.

What is irreplaceable is not people, but people's emotions

The sun is faith, we must believe in hope

As a robot, Clara has superhuman insight. She can keenly see the essence of things and make her own judgments over a long period of time. This is an ability that most ordinary people lack. As the postscript says, the self-deception possessed by human beings is the subconscious reaction of most people when facing the facts. This is also one of the reasons why people are complicated. The author uses gentle and light writing to let Clara take us to touch the side of people's hearts. There is no judgment of right or wrong, only the facts after experiencing it. The moment of slight touch is also the reality we see.

Worth a look It may seem boring, but it will leave you with an aftertaste after reading the whole book.

After reading it intermittently, there is still a lot worth thinking about. Personally, behind the cloak of science fiction and the future, I have a glimpse of reality and humanity!

Like a fairy tale. It ended at the best time.

This book was recommended by my school teacher. I really like this kind of detailed description.

I like Clara very much, her image creation is relatively successful.

Clara needs the sun, yearns for the sun, fears the sun Also became Josie's sunshine☀️

Clara's dedication makes me almost feel that she is a human being like me, but in the postscript it is said that she is not a real human being because everything she does is altruistic [crying] [crying]

Yes, you will fall in love with every character in the book after reading it, especially Clara. After reading it, I learned to judge the standards of human beings from another perspective.

I'll leave it for now and re-read it before commenting.

The robot's perspective on the environment.

It's nice to see the explosion, with depth!