Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The paper presents the complexity of the novel “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro. This novel delves into combination of themes such as identity, memory and the ethical impacts through cloning. An analysis of Ishiguro’s use of narrative devices such as emotional distance, non-linear storytelling and first person narrative will demonstrate how these techniques enhance the novel’s thematic significance. The narrative analysis focuses on the educational system of Halisham, social control and the attempt done by the clones to explain themselves. The paper delves with Ishiguro’s novel in a literary context, highlighting the discussions about the human nature, ethics and the risks with advancements of science. The final section reveals the profound perspective of on how to value life, look into human connections and battle as humans to discover a sense of purpose and meaning, even in the face of tragedy and fate.
Author: Ms. Vineetha Devi K J
Institution: PSG College of Arts & Science
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409239636