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    Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. In Go Ask Alice, the author uses this literary device effectively by using the exaggeration to illustrate how the character is feeling. Throughout a lot of the book, she is feeling very sad and overwhelmed. In the very beginning of the book, she says, "And now the whole world is cold and gray and unfeeling." This is an exaggeration because the whole world isn't literally cold and gray, but that is how she

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    Never Let Me Go

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    Independent Novel Study In Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro the major themes in this book is hope, and free will. Hope plays as a symbol and feeling of freedom for the characters. Their curiosity is what causes their confidence to one day be free, but then is let down when having to face the truth that their life is set for them and that they must accept it. Free will is shown that clones are unable to change their fates as organ donors, but their lack of free will affects many other elements of

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    Never Let Me Go

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    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. Kathy’s narration makes ethical dilemma

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    Fall is the time for letting go of the old ways and bringing in the new life. Autumn is also the period where one harvests their desire to learn. Autumn is the time for departure but having already fulfilled in wisdom and maturity. Fall is also the time to be thankful for all the things that occurred in your life. In Japan, the fall festivals are a way for the people to pray and be thankful for the harvests. Some festivals that occur in Japan during this time of the year are: Marimo Matsuri, Nada

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    Never Let Me Go Belonging

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    Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go In Kazuo Ishiguro novel, Never Let Me Go, it portrays clones being stripped of their human identity in a dystopian society. The novel is a representation of the complexity of humanity. The clone’s special purpose is to donate their organs to “real” humans. The isolated Gates of Hailsham is the boarding school in which the clones were raised. Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth are distinct characters who are students of Hailsham and also clones. Ishiguro paints a picture of the

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    Never Let Me Go Cloning

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    genetic copies. In recent years, the possibility of human cloning has led to many controversies; these controversies have become the focus of several novels that include imaginary characters as clones. Written by Kazuo Ishiguro, the novel Never Let Me Go portrays the life of human clones in a bleak world through the eyes of Kathy, where the sole purpose of the clones’ lives is to donate their organs. Clearly, the human clones are known by all members of the society, but they are not treated with dignity

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    Pokemon Go Pullover Video games! Video games are stress relievers for many people. They take people away from reality and into a world where they can do anything that they can not do in the real world. Video games copy the real world, and people enjoy the virtual reality where they are important and not just some nobody who does nothing but live a boring life. Video games are a virtual escape, sort of like a vacation without a worry in the world. It was the same for me too. I would always

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    In “Go Ask Alice”, Alice is a normal teenager. She just wants to be accepted by her friends and her family. However, she gets influenced and tries drugs in the process. Whenever she’s stressed, drugs are her only constant friend. Throughout the book, she battles with her addiction, and she eventually dies because of it. When she first tries drugs, it was accidentally. She doesn’t really go out looking for it, she gets surprised by it. On page 35 it says, “I sort of asked Jill what happened and

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    Never Let Me Go Marxism

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    The novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro highlights the confinement of the clones from the outside world, which restricts them from greater knowledge about the world past Hailsham. Ishiguro focuses on the theme freedom, confinement, and fate several times in his novel. For the duration of the novel, the clones of Hailsham make no effort to escape as they have learned to accept their fate. They are restricted from this thought because they have subjected to fulfill their purpose, their lack of

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    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

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