Wednesday, 17 February 2016

What kind of moral and emotional responses does the novel "Never Let Me Go" provoke? Does the novel examine the possibility of human cloning as a...

Ishiguro's
novel can be interpreted as a warning, demonstrating to readers that the
technological advancements around human life are not without complex ethical and moral issues.
These issues are displayed in the clones' deep emotional responses and powerful relationships
with each other, so their treatment in the novel provokes intense emotion in many readers. Some
readers may feel pity for the clones, who have little agency in their lives, and others may feel
a deep sense of sorrow and guilt that the clones must suffer for others deemed more valuable
than they. In terms of ethical responses, some readers may question what qualities separate
humans from clones after all; is the inability to procreate enough to treat the...

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