Definition of new vocabulary words in articles about Klara and The sun:
Caricatures
A picture, description or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
Banal
Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
Obsolescence
The process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used
Meritocracies
Government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit.
According to the New York Times article, the future pandemic world of Klara and the Sun is ominous and mysterious. The article brings up the terrible health decision made about Josie so that she could fit into her community. It even points out the similarities between their world and the current world we're living in. The online teachers, being 'lifted' and living in a world surrounded by pollution is everything that we are witnessing right now. The article also points out that Josie's mother does everything she can so that Josie can thrive in a doomed world.
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