Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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The continuum of society’s inequality towards its citizens has been long perceived. The notion of equality that spurs from within peoples’ hearts will surely lead to disappointment, for humanity’s negativities alter an individuals composition. Society, a mental concept, has not only discriminated against its occupants but instilled alienation as well, which leads to a sense of incompletion. In his novel, Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro displays the ongoing struggles of inequality that are present in society. This message is strengthened through the representation of an array of humane elements such as acceptance, hope, love, aspirations, freedom of choice, and societal pressures. Kazuo Ishiguro incorporates narrative conventions to convey the negativities of humanity and its respected society through the portrayal of the truth: Humanity’s barriers blocking one’s fully realized composition leads to lack of fulfillment, from a range of literary theory.

The limitations decreed by the superstructure are a prime illustration of the restriction of acceptance and the exploiting force set upon the clones, causing an unaccomplished life coupled with premature death. The structure’s denial of parents for the clones provides an emptiness and lack of connection that needs to be present within any child. Ruth seeks acceptance from one of the guardians, Miss Geraldine, due to her regard as the closest thing to a parental figure, “ There was a certain smile, a certain voice Ruth would use- sometimes accompanied by a finger to the lips or a hand raised stage-whisper style- whenever she wanted to hint about some little mark of favour Miss Geraldine had shown her…” (Ishiguro, 57). During class at Hailsham, the children are babbling innocent...

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