Connections - week 1 (Of connections)

For our second English assessment of the year and term 2 were doing connections, we recently finished watching Blade Runner 2049, and reading Klara and the sun. And lastly watching Gattaca. 
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Klara and the sun
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Locate 3-5 new vocabulary words in the articles and define them. Uncanny - A being beyond what is normal or expected Mysophobic - An irrational or disproportionate fear of germs and contamination Benevolent - Well-meaning and Kind, E.g Enjoying helping others. Circumscribed - Subject to limits or subjected to limits. Also means being limited in things to do.

According to the articles, what important themes/ideas do Klara and the sun raise? Answer in complete sentences, with accompanying explanations as necessary.

The themes portrayed in Klara and the sun are Loneliness, relationships, and love.

Loneliness - The children in Klara and the sun unlike us don't go to school physically where they can play with their friends and meet new people, the children in Klara and the sun go to school by staying at home and using technology to learn. This leaves children feeling lonely, the child at the target point being Josie. Klara the AF, her point in life is not to babysit Josie or be a servant but to be a companion to Josie till she reaches college.

Relationships - Throughout the story of Klara and the sun, we meet Klara's only friend, 'Rick' Unlike Josie he isn't lifted but that doesn't stop Josie from being friends with him. Throughout the story, we also find out that Josie once had a sister who sadly died. And that Josie's father and mother weren't on good terms so went their separate ways.

Love - The theme of love throughout Klara and the sun isn't that noticeable but is still there. During the middle of the book, we are told that Josie has the same illness as her sister that indefinitely ended up killing her. This led to Josie becoming significantly sick and unable to function or move. A part in the book that shows the theme of love is when Josie's mother goes up to Josie and tells the sick child that if Josie wants she will willingly quit her job and spend time with Josie. Quitting one's job for someone else is a show of affection itself especially when the job pays richly.

Locate another article about Klara and the sun and record something new that you learned after reading it. Link the article in your post.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/kazuo-ishiguro-klara-and-the-sun/618083/ Its a small detail that I didn't know but I think as really neat as it explains Klara a bit. Klara's name as Ishiguro picked means brightness. I feel that goes well with the personality she has, it also goes well with the fact that the sun is bright and that she's looking out for the sun and praying to it in hope that it'd help Josie and give Josie help like the sun gave the beggar man and his dog help. Klara's personality goes well with the meaning of her name, she's carefree, cheerful, intelligent/bright, but is also observant.

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Klara and the sun & Blade Runner 2049

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What connection can you draw so far between klara and the sun and blade runner 2049? For example Themes/ideas, characters, relationships, style, etc?

A few connections that I could make between Klara and the sun and Blade runner 2049 are that both are Futuristic, have robots or AI involved and both show discrimination. Another connection between these two is 'What is love?'

Futuristic - Both Blade Runner and Klara and the sun are both set in the near future where technology is more advanced and capable of becoming human-like.

Robots - In Blade Runner Humanoid robots people called replicants who act very much like humans are introduced to us. In Klara and the sun were introduced to Klara an artificial intelligent robot (AI)

Discrimination - In both Blade runner and Klara and the sun, both Replicant and AI are discriminated by a variety of people in the movie and the book. Due to them being advanced in technology and taking other people's jobs.

What is love - Both show the theme of it's not what's inside, it's about how many people love you, it's about who you are as a person.

Hos your understanding of what it means to be human/have personhood changed since studying these texts? How so?

My understanding so far hasn't changed on what it means to be human/have personhood since studying these texts, because I've already watched a couple other movies like these and they nearly share the same thing. So it's got kinda repetitive in a way. Plus I know that to be human and have personhood you have to have your own personality and your own sense of will, as well as the ability to think for yourself. That's personhood, the ability to make your own choices and to think for yourself and feel for yourself.

And If I ever meet someone like Klara, I'd feel happy that she has her own personhood in a way that works for her. And K who didn't at first, but did in the end. I wouldn't still feel different about personhood after meeting them, cause I've already watched or read things about people like K and Klara, people who can't think for themself or have their own feelings, but in the end or throughout the movie or story they all in some way learn how to feel or think for their self.

Klara and the Sun (Book)

Blade Runner 2049