Mechanical Compassion and Irreplaceability of the Human Heart in Klara and the Sun (KAS)

Abstract

This novel Klara and the Sun (KAS) analyses the human relationship with machines and its uncertain implications. Futuristically oriented, this novel provides insights into the amazing gifts of the machine/ robot who is expected to penetrate human life as a substitute for a real friend in a lonely, and, quite paradoxically, socially recluse world of the 21st century. Eventually, upon allegorical examination, the reader discovers that the writer implies a more significant realization of the true meaning of manifesting humanity and expressing love in the modern world- a world that is populated by machines raised by humans as an alternative reality to satisfy the diminishing intensity of their emotions and ideals. As the story unfolds, it becomes evident that despite its intelligence and accuracy, Klara evinces significant reservations concerning the replication of the emotional character of the human heart. This limitation greatly succeeds in stymying human fears about the destructive empowerment of the machine.