Never Let Me Go Belonging

The novel ‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro is set in a dystopian world where human clones are created in order to donate their vital organs as young adults, to humans in need. The novel tells the story of Kathy, a clone who was raised in a boarding school for future “donors”. It shows the challenges she faces, the changing relationships over time between her and her closest friends, Ruth and Tommy, and how she grows throughout the novel. The novel captures moments of love; friendship and memory that come as a part of Kathy growing up and accepting the life ahead of her. “You need to remember that. If you’re to have decent lives, you have to know who you are and what lies ahead of you, every one of you.” Kathy has always been curious about the life ahead of her and why the boarding

She always knew there was a reason behind it all and once she knew where her life was headed she never feared it, only looking back on the memories she kept close and focusing on her life in the present.

As we follow the life of Kathy we understand that the clones are only created for one purpose only, donations. They aren’t allowed to live normal lives and do as they wish because they have to be kept safe and healthy for when the time comes, their first donation. They all grow up in a boarding school known as Hailsham where there are many humans known as guardians looking after them. They are very much kept in the dark about what awaits them later in life, about the donations and that they aren’t like everyone else in this world, they were here for a different reason. When reading this novel I immediately related it back to the novel “My Sisters Keeper” written by Jodi Picoult. It reminded me about how in that novel the character Anna was born as a perfect match for her sister Kate. She was born in order for her to be able to donate vital organs