Some children make fun of Klara and threaten to throw her across the room, but Rick defends her.Ĭhrissy and Josie plan a trip to a park called Morgan’s Falls, but Chrissy tells Josie she can’t go because her health is failing. Rick attends as well, but he is out of place among the upper class, lifted children. Chrissy hosts an “interaction meeting” at their house, wherein a group of lifted children come together to socialize. Josie introduces Klara to her best friend Rick, her only nearby neighbor, who is unlifted. McBain’s barn and which Klara comes to believe is the sun’s nighttime resting place. From Josie’s room, they see the sun set over a barn, which Josie identifies as Mr. Chrissy and Josie’s relationship is loving but complicated and occasionally tense. Josie is kind and open with Klara, taking her to her room every evening to watch the sunset. Melania, the housekeeper, is protective of Josie and suspicious of Klara. Klara learns the spatial configuration of Chrissy and Josie’s house. Chrissy quizzes Klara on her daughter’s physical traits and asks her to imitate Josie’s walk. Josie and her mother, Chrissy, eventually return. Josie is lifted and is beginning to exhibit the symptoms of an unexplained illness that sometimes accompanies genetic engineering and can result in death. The AFs are visited by various children and parents, but Klara particularly likes Josie, who promises from outside the window to buy her someday. For several days, an industrial instrument Klara names the Cootings Machine is parked in front of the store, and the smoke it generates obscures the sunlight. AFs are solar powered, and Klara comes to view the sun as an omniscient being with special powers after mistaking a homeless man waking up for a healing miracle. Klara is uniquely observant and adept at noticing and analyzing emotional cues. They are directed and cared for by “Manager,” and they take turns occupying the store window. Klara, along with her friend Rosa and other androids, begin in an AF store. Wealthy families therefore also buy android AFs (Artificial Friends) to keep their children company. Because they take classes with online tutors, children have little opportunity to socialize. In the world of Klara and the Sun, most wealthy families pay to have their children “lifted,” a genetic engineering procedure that enhances academic performance, without which there are minimal educational and professional opportunities.
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