Analysis Of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go

The novel “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro poses many universal ideas that deal with profound questions that are asked about life and the nature of humankind. The novel is an example of a dystopian society, during the late 1990s in England, where clones are created for use of their organs. The clones, that are chosen to be called students, live isolated from the outside world in a boarding school known as Hailsham. The life of Kathy and her memories of her time in Hailsham with her close friends Ruth and Tommy is narrated during her time being a donor, after being a carer for eleven years. Ishiguro portrays that through the nature of humankind, one’s values and ethics are brought up through indoctrination during the early years of their life, and one’s fate is determined based on their surroundings as opposed to them having free will, but one is able to make their own decisions if they take the chance to.
During the early days in Hailsham and throughout their time before leaving Hailsham, the students are able to establish values and ethics from indoctrination through their guardians. The Exchanges are a place to buy items in exchange for getting something of their own put in to sell. Kathy reminisces about the Exchanges and says, “I can see now, too, how the Exchanges had a more subtle effect on us all. If you think about it, being dependent on each other to produce the stuff that might become your private treasures--that’s bound to do things to your relationship”