Josie belongs to the “lifted” class of society and can easily afford to buy Klara. The writer introduced the concept of an Artificial Friend by indicating that wealthy families spend more on their children to enhance their academic performance and increase employment prospects.įor this reason, they can afford to buy a humanoid machine to accompany their children. This can be linked directly to the life of Rick and his mother, they live a taxing life by being underprivileged. The differences not only arise from the standard of living, education, and better prospects, but cognitive abilities also differ amongst people of different classes. The novel explores the ways society works for people with and without money.
Mentioning that, the writer has also shed light on different strata of the society and has beautifully penned the lives of people in different segments of the society.
Kazuo Ishiguro has used a science fictional lens to deeply explain how humans interact and connect and has also tried to analyze the loneliness, isolation, and emotional behavior of humans. Other main characters include the “Manager” who is an AF seller, the “beggar” at the RPO building, and the “Rosa” who is Klara’s companion and one of the Artificial Friends. Moreover, Caroline is the Artificial Friend (AF) customer. Josie’s mother is Chrissy and they belong to a lifted household. Josie is a fourteen-year-old sick girl who has had artificial gene editing for better academic performance. Apart from her, there are 29 characters in the story and all of them are divided into six sections.
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