Klara and the Sun

by

Kazuo Ishiguro

Rex Character Analysis

Rex is a B2 Artificial Friend (a type of robot) from the same store as Klara and Rosa. Unlike Klara and Rosa, who are Girl AFs, Rex is a Boy AF, meaning he was designed to look like a male human. He is sold before Klara, and she never sees or hears from him again.

Rex Quotes in Klara and the Sun

The Klara and the Sun quotes below are all either spoken by Rex or refer to Rex. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
The Meaning of Love Theme Icon
).
Part Two Quotes

The kitchen was especially difficult to navigate because so many of its elements would change their relationships to one another moment by moment. I now appreciated how in the store—surely out of consideration for us—Manager had carefully kept all the items, even smaller ones like the bracelets or the silver earrings box, in their correct places.

Related Characters: Klara (speaker), Josie, The Mother, Melania Housekeeper, Manager, Rosa, Rex
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis:
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Rex Quotes in Klara and the Sun

The Klara and the Sun quotes below are all either spoken by Rex or refer to Rex. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
The Meaning of Love Theme Icon
).
Part Two Quotes

The kitchen was especially difficult to navigate because so many of its elements would change their relationships to one another moment by moment. I now appreciated how in the store—surely out of consideration for us—Manager had carefully kept all the items, even smaller ones like the bracelets or the silver earrings box, in their correct places.

Related Characters: Klara (speaker), Josie, The Mother, Melania Housekeeper, Manager, Rosa, Rex
Page Number: 49
Explanation and Analysis: