Kazu Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

Throughout Kazu Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go, he choices to depict children as outsiders to the world which can be furthered by the setting in Britain’s countryside because it helps give a sense distance from true reality. In the framework throughout his novel Ishiguro focuses on three main characters Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy. These three students are seen by others to have an advantage because they were lucky enough to be raised at Hailsham by the guardians. Over the watchful eye of the Guardians the children were able to grow accustom to being different than others. This can be seen when the characters all mature and grow after they leave Hailsham and become accustomed to life at the cottages. There newly found freedoms at the cottages lead them to question many of their previous schooling standards and beliefs. These freedoms can be seen by every student trying to hold on to their sense of individuality through small and random collections. This suggests that humans attempt to create an appearance through their own belongings and incorporate into their own lives. The students at Hailsham are encouraged to seek creativity and individuality in the things they create which could include sculptures, paintings or poems. These many collections that each student holds close to themselves offers them a small chance for control in their life because they can pick and choose the pieces they would like to incorporate into their individual collections.

While attending Hailsham the students try vigorously to strive for their best art in order to have their artwork selected for “the gallery,” which is a wide-ranging collection of their best works that is shown to the outside world. In response this changes the students view of their o...

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...d. The importance of art is exposed throughout this novel. The students at Hailsham are seen to gain a sense of identity through art while also their art could reveal their souls. Hailsham students take great emphasis on creating art in order to make their identities observable. These students hold on to a sense of individuality through their own small collections and by continuing to strive to create meaningful pieces to their lives of artwork. In response the exhibits brought in the necessary funds for Hailsham at the time before the Morningside Scandal shed a negative light on clones. The scandal fundamentally lost the necessary funds to keep schools like Hailsham operating because of the fear of these students becoming smarter and replacing the general population.

Bibliography

Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never let me go. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Print.