The Great Faults With Society

Instead, Ishiguro introduced the readers to the creation’s point of view. The novel portrayed them as beings with complex humanness rather than mindless monsters, preventing them from being reduced to simple antagonist. The trio - Kathy, Ruth and Tommy - are students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school for cloned children whom were born and raised solely for the purpose of organ donations. Never Let Me Go whisks the reader into an alternative world of 1990’s England and into the lives of these children, a world filled with much light yet as much darkness. What hides behind this boarding school was deceit and manipulation. While there was art and literature classes, all education was geared towards conditioning the students to fulfill their predetermined responsibility - the sole task of organ donation. The children have no concrete knowledge outside the walls of Hailsham as they were sheltered from the brutal reality of their fate. However at the same time, sheltered from the alienation and fear of their existence. To the outside world, they were nothing more than a disposable vessel carrying replacement organs. Thus, frightening to those who didn’t hold the same fate. But, also not “human enough” to deserve human rights. This results to the perplexity of the trio as they are torn between the identity they established themselves and the identity the world defines them as. Yet no one attempted to question or escape this parasitism relationship. Or is it simply because one acclimates to their environment? But perhaps no amount of pondering or pursuit of another dream could ever change the inevitable outcome. After all, it is society that ultimately decides their fate: creation of life and loss of life. Even the children maintain this

What is the role of the individual in helping to solve some of the problems we face in our society today? What are some of the problems we face in our society today? In today’s society we are currently facing ten major issues according to toptenz.net and should these problems be considered as individual or social responsibilities? “Now that we are well into the new Millennium society has begun to recognize serious concerns with issues that kids have to deal with today. Some issues have always been there but are now coming to the eyes of the public to find solutions. Other issues are new trends as society begins to adapt to a faster pace of life (Standberry).” Here are some of the issues facing our youth today: single parent households, drug/alcohol abuse, growing up to fast, and violence in schools, materialism, obesity, education disparity, shifting economy, and loss of national pride. So how do we fix just one of these problems, do we come together for a common purpose or do we stand alone and try to make a difference.

Viruses, Plagues, and History, written by Michael Oldstone, is an insightful and highly educational book that details the history of, that’s right, viruses and plagues. Through typically dry, yet engaging prose, Oldstone recounts what seems like all of it while simultaneously bringing to light the contributions of those brave scientists who asked themselves, “why.” He focuses his attention on some of the most notable viruses such as smallpox, yellow fever, measles, polio, and later he focuses on more contemporary battles against disease.

“Near where the field began to fall away, Tommy’s figure appeared, raging, shouting, flinging his fists and kicking out” (Ishiguro 274). “Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I (monster) live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge” (Shelly 143).

However, when Clarisse McClellan, an adolescent girl who describes herself using the word “crazy”, crosses his path, Guy is forced to question himself, his relationship with his wife, Mildred, and the society which supports their values. Now that his eyes are open, Guy realizes that he would no longer be content living with his eyes closed. In Never Let me Go, Ishiguro’s protagonist, Kathy H., reminisces on what she considers to have been a joyful childhood while living at Hailsham, before she enters the donation process and prepares herself for certain death. Kathy, like her childhood friends Tommy and Ruth, is a clone whose sole function in society is to donate her organs. The principle of Hailsham, Mrs. Emily, educates the students about art, relationships and humanity, yet the topic of the donations remains a social taboo. In her adult years, Kathy comes to realize that to a society which depends on the donated organs of clones to cure diseases, she is not a human, but a collection of organs. Bradbury and Ishiguro use interactions with other characters to drive their Protagonist to the realization that they are living in a dystopian world. The protagonists in both novels realize the truths of their worlds through interactions with flat characters, round characters, and the

“What kind of virus would do that to a human being?” said Dr.Timmy. I need to have tests done on this person, and see what’s happening to him. “Hey, Larry we’re going to have some tests done with you, so we can find out what’s wrong with you. Is that ok?” asked Dr.Timmy. It’s 1880 and in the Mid West.

As our innovative world is rapidly moving into the future, technology is being invented and innovated at every turn. This technology ranges from top-notch video game systems to microscopic robots made to perform internal surgery. Although these impressive technological improvements were recently made, they are not entirely beneficial because this technology damages our social and learning skills, while also damaging us as humans.

The flaws of human nature are many, but one of the biggest is the gullibility, especially in the presence of the supernatural. It is often easy to think that the thoughts or actions of an individual are of their own doing. It is even easier to assume that the range of the mind falls between good and evil. But society is not quite clear and even in fiction, there is always something motivating an action that lingers in the back of the mind of any character. The supernatural in particular is known for its ability to push people to extremes and alter their perception drastically. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, it is easy to assume the blind ambition that brews within Macbeth and his wife or the guilt that plagues them following their actions is the biggest motivator. But that is just the surface of the complexity interlaced into this tragedy. Dig further, and it becomes clear that these emotions were not always prevalent in the characters, but were instead prompted by a force so powerful, it toyed with fate and provoked deception until the end; it was the supernatural that fueled the emotions and actions that take up much of the play.

By the year 2081 we have a new form of government. The handicapper general has taking over America. Everyone was equal in every which way. “All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution,” (page 133) We are now 65 years into the future. Insecure people tried very very hard to make people equal. Unintelligent people are unaware of what is happening in the world to the full reality. The strong wore weights to make them weaker. The intelligent wore earpieces, it stop them from from thinking in large thoughts by sending loud distracting noises every 20 seconds. The unintelligent could only think for short burst at a time.

We can and have harmed people; to the point of some committing suicide. Unfortunately, these tragedies are ignored by society. We need to teach children to have compaction from one another, however the majority are being selfish by only seeking likes and comments. Children need to be able to look at what there are doing to other

Never Let Me Go is an incredibly intense novel, filled with many emotional scenes. Ultimately, it includes the perfect examples of a full-blown identity crisis. The children raised at Hailsham are desperate to understand the purpose of their own lives, bodies, and minds. The children attain a sense of identity through their treasured collections, creativity, artwork and delicate social structures.

Never Let Me Go is a novel which centers around three characters as they grow up from grade school to young adulthood in a dystopian version of 1990s England. The book is told in three parts from the perspective of the main character, Kathy, to explore the attitudes people often have about the future. In the society within Never Let Me Go, clones are created and raised within a school system, completely sheltered from the outside world so that as adults, they can have their organs harvested and donated while they are still alive. The book is divided into three parts- Kathy’s early years at school, her later adolescent years at “The Cottages”, and her young adulthood as a carer, someone who cares for those undergoing organ donations.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, show a social where scientific innovation that addresses human needs is valued over the lives of other creatures, including clones. However, although this societal change appears extreme, it’s based on current human values. Ishiguro uses Kathy, a clone, as the novel’s narrator to effectively criticize society today. By evaluating how humans treat the clones, Ishiguro provides insight on the darkness and selfishness of humanity.

True happiness is something every person strives for, but the ultimate question is, how do people find complete happiness in corrupt environments? There is corruption everywhere on the Earth whether people like it or not. Everyone has their own opinions on how just societies should be run, but can a perfect society ever be fulfilled? Unfortunately, not everyone has the same views, beliefs, and morals, therefore, not everyone can always be pleased with the way societies are run. However, happiness can be found no matter the situation, according to ancient philosophers Socrates and his son Plato. Even though unjust societies are unfair, people are still capable of living a happy life.

The concept of human nature has been questioned numerous times throughout history. Debates on the issue have come and gone, but the underlying question still remains on the mind of societies across the globe: Are humans generally filled with an innate sense of goodness and light or are we debase creatures at heart continuously tainted with the stains of vice? Though some texts in literature would prefer to prattle on about the exclusive and rewarding wonders that being a human provides, others tend to focus on humanity’s capacity for corruption and blatant savagery. The texts Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, and an A Satire against Reason and Mankind by Rochester are quick to showcase the corruption that plagues the English human nature while displaying society’s role in masking this corruption with a perpetuating sense of nationalism and egotism.