Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun
This research explores the dynamic interplay between human beings and machines. It highlights that in the near future machines will be able to control the world. He presents the dynamic interplay between man and machines through the lens of posthumanism. This research enriches the apprehension of the future belief that machines will dominate the whole world through automated instruction. This research analyzes Klara and the Sun in light of Nick Bostrom's viewpoints on posthumanism and transhumanism and Raymond Kurzweil's supportive arguments on future predictions that form the theoretical framework of this study. This research raises the most occurring question in the minds of human beings about the result of the dynamic interplay between humanity and machines. It is crucial to pay attention towards transhumanism instantly not only because of its current and ongoing rise from every aspect of life but also due to its prominent developments that are focused on transhumanism.
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Dynamic Interplay, Humanity and Machines, Posthumanism, Transhumanism
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(1) Ansah Yameen
MPhil English Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Riphah International University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Shahbaz Khalid
Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Riphah International University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Yameen, A., & Khalid, S. (2023). Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. Global Language Review, VIII(I), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).25
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CHICAGO : Yameen, Ansah, and Shahbaz Khalid. 2023. "Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun." Global Language Review, VIII (I): 267-280 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).25
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HARVARD : YAMEEN, A. & KHALID, S. 2023. Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. Global Language Review, VIII, 267-280.
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MHRA : Yameen, Ansah, and Shahbaz Khalid. 2023. "Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun." Global Language Review, VIII: 267-280
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MLA : Yameen, Ansah, and Shahbaz Khalid. "Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun." Global Language Review, VIII.I (2023): 267-280 Print.
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OXFORD : Yameen, Ansah and Khalid, Shahbaz (2023), "Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun", Global Language Review, VIII (I), 267-280
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TURABIAN : Yameen, Ansah, and Shahbaz Khalid. "Examining the Dynamic Interplay between Humanity and Machines in Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun." Global Language Review VIII, no. I (2023): 267-280. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).25