I’m sure that all of us have heard the phrase, “ignorance is bliss,” at least once, the idea that sometimes, we’re just better off not knowing. The phrase itself originated in the poem Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College written by Thomas Gray in 1742. The general sentiment goes even further back, even being mentioned in the Bible, with Ecclesiastes 1:18 stating the logical inverse: “ He who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” But is there merit to this idea? Are there times when we are simply better off not knowing? Real image of me when I was ignorant to the fact we had this assignment. Life is often simpler the less information you know. Think back to your elementary school years; you’d mostly be worried about grades, friends, and your parents. Not much else had to be processed in those days. I’m quite sure that we miss those times every once in a while, but now we’re here, applying for college. At the start of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun , Klara is in a simil...
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