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A 4 page essay that discusses the characters in the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and how they depend on each other to discover their identities and accept their purpose of existence. In so doing, they mirror the human condition in general within the parameters of their truncated lives, particularly in regards to the burden entailed by the mind/body dualism that is an inherent part of the Western worldview. Ishiguro indicates this interpretation of the novel in several ways, which include the enigmatic way in which the fate of the characters is revealed; the reactions of outsiders to the students and the emphasis on art; and the passivity of the characters in not resisting their fate. No additional sources cited.
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In so doing, they mirror the human condition in general within the parameters of their truncated lives, particularly in regards to the burden entailed by the mind/body dualism that is
an inherent part of the Western worldview. Ishiguro indicates this interpretation of the novel in several ways, which include the enigmatic way in which the fate of the characters is
revealed; the reactions of outsiders to the students and the emphasis on art; and the passivity of the characters in not resisting their fate. Ishiguro reveals the awful
truth about Hailsham and its residents slowly, enigmatically, as he offers his narrator and protagonist, Kathy H., a 31-year-old "carer," feels no need to define the details of her life
as, to her, these details are simply the norm. This writing style serves to divorce the reader from reality, as it focuses attention completely within the narrators perspective. In the
first few pages, Kathy relates how she takes pride in keeping her donors calm, so that "hardly any of them have been classified as agitated, even before fourth donation" (Ishiguro
1). As this suggests, from the beginning of the novel, Ishiguro conveys that Kathy H. is, somehow, different from the ordinary person. For one thing, she talks of choosing her
"own kind" in terms of the patients she serves, meaning donors who were raised, as she was, at Hailsham or one of the other estates used for this purpose. There
are additional enigmatic references to the peculiarity of Kathy H.s childhood. For example, she relates that "we had to have some form of medical almost every week..." (Ishiguro 13).
There is a principal focus throughout their childhood and adolescence on creating art. Madame, an outsider who visits Hailsham regularly, chooses among their art works and takes the most creative
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