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Part I (Pages 1 - 60)

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Ishiguro, Kazuo. Klara and the Sun. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2021.

• This book is written in the past tense and from the first person perspective.

• In Part One, Klara, an Artificial Friend (AF), an artificial intelligence machine in human form, was new, and for sale in a shop in the city.

• Klara was often paired with another AF named Rosa, and they waited eagerly for their turn in the shop's front alcove, where there was a large window where they could see the outside world the best.

• Klara was a keen observer of the people on the street, including the runners, students, Beggar Man and his dog, and the sun.

• AFs were powered by the sun, and Klara loved to soak up his "special nourishment."

• Klara referred to the shop's supervisor...

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