Mariah Karris English 394 Boundaries 6 March 2013 Boundaries Kazuo Ishiguro in his novel Never Let Me Go defines

the boundaries between technological advancement and consumerism. Ending with a very loose definition of clones; the clones as a separate existence to rationalize the consumerist society. Ishiguro effectively articulates this idea that the relationship between clones and humans are very loose; their use as objects to be utilized; stresses the rationalization that societies based on consumerism make. Ishiguro uses transitions within the text to discern the relationship between clones and humans; presupposing that the clones begin to conceptualize themselves into a similar humanlike existence. Looking through the scope of the novel; this period of time within the concept of clones as perhaps human is short lived; a period of time which is meant for the benefit of the society. By using the characters Kathy, Tommy and Ruth he wants the reader to see this historical background as a means to look at society structure. Overall the representation of the clones is found through Hailsham. In the beginning of Never Let Me Go Ishiguro paints the message of the relationships between clones and humans through Hailsham. Hailsham: the end The middle of the novel the clones define themselves outside of Hailsham trash: one of these scenes where they begin to regard themselves as onjects of trash and began to perhaps understand that the way they were raised and this world is not the same.

The beginning the clones see their existence in terms of gallery, exchanges, through their artwork, then they see themselves in their positions as carers. You've been told but you havent been told kind of thing which occurs im still trying to find more quotes that go along with this idea but havent found anything yet because it takes a while to go through recording. What should my essay focus on: They said to keep the original idea but to add into this idea the reaction of the public to issues within Hailsham and reality that ask us to question the moral implication of our actions. I think to look at Hailsham the reader has to have a general conception of each separate identity that is established within the novel. First I want to look at the clones perception of their existence within hailsham, the world outside that they experience and the reality behind their existence. The clones and humans have a relationship in the novel such as the means of production and the people dependent on production. The system defines very intricate parts of the novel. In the first example where we see the clones inside the language is confined through the : initially the students who have been told but havent been told understand that their place in society is to give donations. The author devises words to apply to the type of lifestyle that the clones are subjected to within the novel. while the clones ultimate use as a product beneficial to human existence they have no knowledge of the world outside hailsham. Which brings this concept of fences out in such a light that the world of Hailsham is inside world. The inside world serves the purpose of shielding the clones from the direness of the situation that they live within. The

In the second question to answer this the clones develop subconsciously a sense of self through the symbols that they began to associate themselves with. This example first comes out through the use of trash. Not that trash hasnt been brought up in the novel earlier, it seems to take a new significance within the story now. The trash shows the feelings that several of the characters think of themselves or associate themselves with. To the cflones it seems important to have a reason beyond donations that they were made. It is this passage which the clones come to the realization that maybe they were made from pieces of crap put together. This idea was always behind their minds but it is the confusion about their purpose that extends from the lifestyle they lived at Hailsham. The world of Hailsham allows the clones to imagine themselves within a separate realm. It is at this point where the The 2nd person perspective within the novel has great significance of the concept of the attachment that the reader has to the narrator. This is purposefully done to bring around the last concept of the importance of finding out the truth about Hailsham and what questions that begs the reader to ask themselves. Suddenly there were all these new possibilities laid before us, all these ways to cure so many previously incurable conditions. This was what the world noticed the most, wanted the most. And for a long time, people preferred to believe these organs appeared from nowhere, or at most that they grew in a kind of vacuum. Yes, there were arguments. But by the time people became concerned about... about students, by the time they came to consider just how you were reared, whether you should have been brought into existence at all, well by then it was too late. There was no way to reverse the process. How can you ask a world that

has come to regard cancer as curable, how can you ask such a world to put away that cure, to go back to the dark days? The relationship between how society views clones and how the clones see themselves are provided to showcase that belief of clones being less than human. Ishiguro examines the problems that lie in the concept of wanting to will things into existence the clones as a being which can be removed from an existence. How far society goes; how society cannot turn back the effects of technology cloning genetic engineering for the products for a clean human existence. The clones are disregarded as being human for the purpose of this argument; the boundaries between the two are fewer than thought. Ishiguro by objectifying the reader through a sometimes second person perspective allows this idea to be confounded.did it happen where you were, while Ishiguro makes this comment to critique the advancements of cloning within the novels the reader also takes part in a similar activity. Think about the way clones are treated Within the world today; the first issue that was raised in class asked people to think about their surroundings. The problem with cloning is that even if it existed people would be bound to follow through and face the same future. The only reason im saying this is because Ishiguro makes it apparent through the historical background of the clones that people want to live without the knowledge where these products appear from. He doesnt mean to say that cloning is bad just that the relationships between clones and humans are defined by the knowledge that people have ablout clones. What makes a clone a clone is what has been shaped through the reader. In this specific book the reader is forced to examine the world of Hailsham as one aligned with their own. This is done and understood through the different working definitions of what makes a clone into a clone that are defined by Hailsham, the

realization of clones within society, the belief that if the clones are not acknowledged in someway what happens to the clones no longer matters. When looking through this specific lense Ishiguros idea that the defining line between what makes clones and humans is thin; the implementation of technological advancement and the production of objects for human utilization are ultimately what define this boundary.