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  • Essay / Reflection of Human Nature in David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas

    If the reader focuses very closely on the details surrounding Somni, it becomes clear that she receives top honors throughout the novel. Starting with Somni's story being about her rise as she gains knowledge without prior notice due to her robotic nature, with the following story, "Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After" , presenting her as a regime, it is inevitable that the reader will trust her. During her interview with the archivist, she is asked why she contributed to the plot with Hae-Joo, and she responds, "Why does a martyr cooperate with his Judases?" (349). Even with his name, Sonmi, it seems to be a subliminal message meaning "Son in me" or "Son in me" relating to Jesus Christ as the son of God. If in fact Mitchell is manipulating the story to force readers to have a biased view of his characters, like Sonmi~451, then how can the reader trust that the events are factual and not exaggerated or even exaggerated.