Never Let Me Go Literary Analysis

We have all been trapped at one point or another in our lives. Whether it is emotionally, physically or mentally trapped, we have all been there. Within the novel Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro, we find quite a few people, or should I say clones, who are trapped, but do not realize they are. The clones within this novel are not fairly treated nor do they even have a chance at their own lives. They are just a part of one big experiment that humans are testing out, but even along the way they are put up to the test if they have a soul or not, to see if they could live out their own lives. Throughout this novel we learn about three clones, Kathy, Tommy and Ruth. Kathy is our main character, narrator and is also known as a carer in the novel. Kathy is a thirty one year old clone, who likes to have sex a lot and ends up being with Tommy towards the end of the novel. Tommy is known as a donor throughout the novel and is also best friends with Kathy and Ruth. At the beginning of the novel Tommy is involved with Ruth, but …show more content…
Part one takes place at a school called Hailsham. This is where Kathy, Tommy and Ruth have to spend their first sixteen years of their lives. Part two goes and takes place at what is called the cottages. The cottages are much different than Hailsham, as we are told that the cottages are more like farmhouses, whereas Hailsham was a school. Lastly, part three takes place at the donor recovery center. Here, Tommy has his third donation done and at this time, Kathy has become his carer. Between all three of the locations, the characters do not exactly question nor try to go live where they want to. This is one example on how they are all equally trapped physically. Because they are clones, they are expected to follow along with all of the procedures and to live how they are told. They don’t exactly get to choose how they want to live nor do they have free