Never Let Me Go Theme Essay

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Confinement is a barrier to one’s physical and psychological capabilities. In society, animals are kept in captivity for pleasure, revenue and safety; however, the opposition would arguably perceive the act as unethical deed. In the novel Never Let Me Go, author, Kazuo Ishiguro has vividly established an ideal science-fiction novel which insights a dystopian society which is associated with the presence of clones. Hence, shedding light upon a theme -accepting faith- which defines the lives of each student. Thus, the three imperative narrative elements which are fundamental to painting the theme are: setting, character, and conflict. In Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro can be subtle when articulating his …show more content…
Coincidently, the dominant force is non-other than the homo sapiens, which have constructed an environment where the clone community cannot voice their opinion. In regards to this situation, an outcasted guardian-Miss Lucy- has also remarked that “[their] lives are set out for [them] … [they] have to know who [they] are and what lies ahead of [them], every one of [them]” (81). This depicts that this disadvantaged community has pre-determined lives; therefore, aspiring to achieve or do something will not result in the favour of clones. Which raises the next question: why does this conflict exist between humans and clones. The answer is evidently because society wanted to restrain themselves from this unethical arrangement of producing these artificial-humans. “So for a long time [they] were kept in the shadows, and people did their best not to think about you. And if they did, they tried to convince themselves you weren’t really like us. That you were less human, so it didn’t matter” (263). This indicates that humans felt that it was mandatory for them to discount this community as they valued a much more effective health care than souls. Thus, the major conflicts of clones vs faith and clones vs humans are reflective of the overall

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