“I was born for a very specific purpose. I wasn't the result of a cheap bottle of wine or a full moon or the heat of the moment. I was born because a scientist managed to hook up my mother's eggs with my father's sperm to create a specific combination of precious genetic material.” – Anna Fitzgerald, My Sister’s Keeper
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, using love, friendship, indignation and compassion. Both Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, and Nick Cassavetes, My Sister's Keeper, explore the implications of valuing one life over another, emphasized through a lack of autonomy perceived by both protagonists. Ishiguro’s story of protagonist Kathy H. is a coming of age text set in a dystopian world, …show more content…
Protagonists in both texts are originally presented as young, smart, funny, and observant, however, something separates them from others their age, this being that they have been born as organ donors to other people. On the surface, this ultimately creates a theme of valuing one life over another, as their purpose in life is a spare body part to donate their organs when others are in need. My Sister’s Keeper protagonist Anna Fitzgerald is a thirteen-year-old girl who “was born for a very specific purpose.” (pg. 113). Her actions are what drive the plot, as she struggles to reconcile her knowledge that only she can provide Kate with the organs she needs to survive and her desire to live without this extraordinary burden. Anna’s role in Kate’s battle against leukaemia has been both a blessing and a curse for her, as it has made her Kate’s saviour, however, it has more importantly made Anna unable to be her own individual. Similarly, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Kathy H. is both the protagonist and narrator. She is a thirty-one-year-old clone who has been bred for her organs to be harvested when she reaches adulthood. The text follows a story from Kathy’s point of view. Kathy’s character is empathetic, mild-mannered, and passive throughout the story. She has worked as a carer for nearly twelve years and will continue working until she is ‘complete.’ Her …show more content…
In Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, clones, with human like characteristics, have been created with a sole purpose only to donate their organs to humans. The social-political commentary on how the government treats these “clones” further validates a lack of humanity. Developing this point further, “clones are regarded as disgusting, and many real people in society are afraid of them.” (pg. x) Expanding further, My Sister’s Keeper also shares vast parallels to a lack of humanity.
In My Sister’s Keeper, Cassavetes uses an ambiguous line between what is right and what is wrong
Ishiguro and Cassavetes apply a range of literary devices to explore the implications of valuing one life over another. Contrasting … Composed in both texts
Disparate narrative structures of flashes back and forth are also used to address the futility of the protagonist’s journeys; there is a uniform outcome. Through the employment of these literary mechanisms, Ishiguro and Cassavetes can present their shared exploration of central characters journeys of a lack of
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, using love, friendship, indignation and compassion. Both Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, and Nick Cassavetes, My Sister's Keeper, explore the implications of valuing one life over another, emphasized through a lack of autonomy perceived by both protagonists. Ishiguro’s story of protagonist Kathy H. is a coming of age text set in a dystopian world, …show more content…
Protagonists in both texts are originally presented as young, smart, funny, and observant, however, something separates them from others their age, this being that they have been born as organ donors to other people. On the surface, this ultimately creates a theme of valuing one life over another, as their purpose in life is a spare body part to donate their organs when others are in need. My Sister’s Keeper protagonist Anna Fitzgerald is a thirteen-year-old girl who “was born for a very specific purpose.” (pg. 113). Her actions are what drive the plot, as she struggles to reconcile her knowledge that only she can provide Kate with the organs she needs to survive and her desire to live without this extraordinary burden. Anna’s role in Kate’s battle against leukaemia has been both a blessing and a curse for her, as it has made her Kate’s saviour, however, it has more importantly made Anna unable to be her own individual. Similarly, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Kathy H. is both the protagonist and narrator. She is a thirty-one-year-old clone who has been bred for her organs to be harvested when she reaches adulthood. The text follows a story from Kathy’s point of view. Kathy’s character is empathetic, mild-mannered, and passive throughout the story. She has worked as a carer for nearly twelve years and will continue working until she is ‘complete.’ Her …show more content…
In Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, clones, with human like characteristics, have been created with a sole purpose only to donate their organs to humans. The social-political commentary on how the government treats these “clones” further validates a lack of humanity. Developing this point further, “clones are regarded as disgusting, and many real people in society are afraid of them.” (pg. x) Expanding further, My Sister’s Keeper also shares vast parallels to a lack of humanity.
In My Sister’s Keeper, Cassavetes uses an ambiguous line between what is right and what is wrong
Ishiguro and Cassavetes apply a range of literary devices to explore the implications of valuing one life over another. Contrasting … Composed in both texts
Disparate narrative structures of flashes back and forth are also used to address the futility of the protagonist’s journeys; there is a uniform outcome. Through the employment of these literary mechanisms, Ishiguro and Cassavetes can present their shared exploration of central characters journeys of a lack of