Never Let Me Go Dystopian

I am writing to address the problem I have with cloning. Therapeutic and Reproductive cloning is a waste of money and time. Why would you pay fifty thousand american dollars to clone something or someone that won’t be an exact copy? Every person or animal in the world is made for a reason, so why make a clone if you’re one of a kind.

This argument that the clones are actually humans who are being stripped of their identities can be supported by exploring the Hailsham school and how the students

Their differences, whether genetic or racial, become a sole marker of identification. When Kathy pleads to delay her donations with Madame, a periodic outside visitor of Hailsham and a representation of the non-clone society, Kathy notices the cold, indifferent treatment. She remarks, “I don't know if she recognized us at that point; but without doubt, she saw and decided in a second what we were”(Ishiguro 248). Madame instantly identifies Kathy as an object rather than a person, thus reflecting society’s decision to dehumanize Kathy and other clone characters. Ishiguro continues to emphasize how certain features define humanness with his careful selection of descriptive details for each character. While he carefully refrains from any racial descriptions of the clones, their characterization mimics those who have been historically discriminated. The clone’s treatment from society “appears little different from the contemporary exploitation of nonwhite workers, who are often reduced simply to bodies that carry out various forms of undesirable and poorly paid labor” (Gill 848). Similar to racial minorities, Kathy and her peers are not seen for their humanity but for their application to serve society. Their defining characteristics, whether racial or biogenetic, becomes a tool to maintain societal order and

What makes a human is how a living organism has feelings, can love, and shows that there is a soul involved. Humans have the ability to reproduce and have children, which is called reproduction. Cloning is also a form a production of a living thing but clones are genetically made up by scientists in labs. According to the novel, clones look just like humans, which makes sense because they are cloned from the genetics using a human. Even though clones look like humans, this does not mean that they are classified humans. In the novel Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro states “...people would want students treated so badly in the first place” (262). This quote refers to students at Hailsham which were all clones. Clones are not treated like humans. Clones are looked at as things who are used

Just because someone wasn’t made by man or created by two human beings doesn’t mean they’re not human or express human characteristics. Throughout the novel, the author shows us ways how the humans discredit the clones, basically reminding them they will never be like them and they are at there in the world to only be donors and that’s it. To the humans, the clones are there for one reason and one reason only to be beneficial to the society, while the clones want to feel accepted and envision a future for their selves but are reminded that it will never happen for them. The clones want to experience things that humans do and venture the outside world and see what it’s like but at the end of the day it’s just a fairytale to them. The humans want to make it clear that they will never prevail in life at nothing other than being a donor and a success to society. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go address certain conflicts and roadblocks of the clones through the clones versus humans motif, whereas the clones have feelings and want to envision their future like a human but the humans stay trying to remind them that they’re not and dehumanize them by making them feel different.

In the argument raised nn the article, What Would a Clone Say? Gary Rosen advances that reproductive cloning is not bad while various factors arise which prompt the need to consider therapeutic cloning as immoral as well. In doing so, he constructs several smalls arguments within the overall argument, rendering the essay to be a ‘complex argument. An important consideration evident in creating the complex argument involves having sentences that play dual roles. This paper constitutes of a critical assessment of the essay. Having sentences that play different roles is particularly fitting in portraying reproductive cloning as desirable and therapeutic cloning as troubling since this is a topic that can be comprehensively addressed by philosophical

A population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line is know as Clone. Therapeutic cloning involves creating a cloned embryo for the sole purpose of producing embryonic stem cells with the same DNA as the donor cell. These stem cells can be used in experiments aimed at understanding disease and developing new treatments for disease. As I was going over the reading I found out that the matter of cloning from the different prospect of human has been the subject of considerable public attention and sharp moral debate. It also raises new questions about the manipulation of some human beings for the benefit of others, the freedom and value of biomedical inquiry, our obligation to heal the sick,

Popular media frequently displays clones as sinister and painted in a negative light. For example, a Time Magazine article from 1993 shows, “an infant's photograph, multiplied by twelve, and the question, ‘Is this a promising technique or a path to madness’ ” (Hopkins)? This type of media portrayal has been happening for a fairly long time, and it skews the viewpoint of the public to believe cloning is the work of “mad scientists.” This type of portrayal can be seen in Frankenstein as well; the novel paints the creation of life as devastating and unsightly.

Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go is set in a dystopian society where, for the residents at Hailsham, one’s identity is decided for them. The author takes the reader on a journey with what the world regards as a ‘subhuman species’ while they become physically and psychologically identical to normals. They possess the capability to fall in love and wistfully dream, just like their creators do, and yet they are predisposed to the fate of organ donations and ultimately, death. With their futures drawn out before them, the Hailsham students cling onto the sliver of individuality displayed through their pieces of artwork. Through creativity, the clones are able to possess an identity separated from the sole purpose of their own creation: to be a vessel for organs later used to prolong the lives

Pays the private corporation a small amount of 5 million dollars for a new liver to escape death, since his viral hepatitis is destroying his own liver. Class warfare is another raising issue that incorporates with human cloning because only the rich and famous will be able to invest and afford a human clone that will harvest organs for the. Which is a small amount of money for the wealthy to escape death, but it inst fair that only the wealthy will be able to escape and not the middle class and less fortunate. If one society is given the right and opportunity to escape death, then the rest of the society should have at least an opportunity to invest in a human genetic clone. In conclusion, there are many rising issues surrounding the main theme of the movie, human cloning. From the identity of the clones to class warfare, and who can afford to invest in a human clone, to is it right or wrong to kill the human clone when their organs are needed, and is human cloning a good thing or a bad thing. As Dr. Merrick said, “I brought you into this work.. and I can take you out of

Similarly to The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the novel’s narrator and protagonist, Kathy H., speaks as though she is talking to someone, but a specific conversational companion is never identified. The use of the dramatic monologue still allows the reader to develop an intimate understanding of Kathy, her feelings, and her story. Unlike The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which fictionalizes the prejudice and discrimination encountered by an actual minority group, Never Let Me Go features the prejudice and discrimination faced by a fictional minority minority group. The clones are “regarded as other, as non-human” (Griffin 654), so they are “reduced to a derelationalized unit of production in the service of commercial and/or political agendas” (Griffin 654) with minimal societal outcry and push-back. Basically, because the clones are not seen as truly human, they are not given full human rights. To society and the people that create them, the clones’ lives are just the means to an end. Griffin notes that “the clones – if they do not die in the early stages of the organ harvesting process – may be treated as mere matter that is gradually stripped of its material substance until that substance cannot sustain itself any longer or has no further use value” (657), illustrating the extent of the objectification that the clones face.

People fear being cloned because it could lead to wealthy people making copies of themselves and selecting specific genetically engineered offspring. That could lead to things similar to what Nazis have done in the past, selecting only people with blonde hair and blue eyes. Cloning would make it so that people could be mass-produced to obtain certain qualities or characteristics. It would take away a person’s sense of individuality and uniqueness. Most people strongly believe that humans should embrace their differences, and cloning would completely violate that. This could lead to people looking down on clones in comparison to the non-clones. Then, the clones would be raised and thought of as not as good as the non-clones, leading to strongly limited psychological and social development for the non-clones. Fortunately, Mu- Ming Poo and the other scientists have said they have no intention of cloning humans. Mu-Ming Poo says, “I would think that the society and general public and the government will not allow the extension of application of these methods from non-human primates to

Mahanoor Khan AP English, Block 5 Mrs. Schuet 09 January 2015 1. Title and Author: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2. Summary: The novel follows the unusual life of a clone named Kathy as she struggles with the concept of identity, relationships, and her unusual scientific characteristic. She attends the "school" of Hailsham, The Cottages, and works as carer before she becomes donor. Kathy is reflecting on her teenage years when she, her friend Ruth, and her love-interest Tommy struggle with their relationships.

Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, Never Let Me Go, centers on the search for who we are and our purpose through inquisitiveness and self-expression. The novel is an enthralling depiction of humans who are being stripped of their identity and labeled as mere replicas. After an unnamed war during the 1950s, there was an urgent need to procure a remedy for a widespread disease. The innovative progression in genetic engineering spurred the development of the first human clones. Through the concept of clones, Ishiguro presents an intensified view of humanity’s greatest challenge: finding meaning in one’s existence.

Dr. Morales explains that because the public believes a human clone will not be a new individual that is "genetically unique," this has created serious fears about the potential of human cloning (Morales, 2009, p. 43). In fact, Morales goes on, the public suffers from "clonophobia" due to the fear and ignorance regarding the potential of human cloning. Critics of human cloning assert that there will be "serious psychological problems" for children that are cloned due to issues including "identity formation, identification, gender identity, individuality and lack of originality" (Morales, 43). In addition, those opposed to human cloning suggest that cloned humans ""¦may not have the necessary traits" to become truly independent from their "progenitors" (Morales, 43).