A Short Study on the Metaphorical Identity of Clones in Never Let Me Go: A Case Study of Chapter 5

Abstract

Cloning has a huge ethical controversy in the real society. That is also the big concern of  the novel Never Let Me Go (2005) by Japanese British writer  Kazuo Ishiguro (1954— ). On the surface of the novel, by showing the tragic fate of cloned human beings under the oppression of human society, it reflects the values of human beings thinking about whether to carry out cloning technology. Behind it, Ishiguro expresses his concerns about humanity through the consciousness and life of a cloned human, as well as the inner emotions of a normal human, including one’s social and cultural identity.  Taking chapter 5 as a case, this study discusses the metaphorical identity of clones. The study confirms that by describing the injustice suffered by clones Ishiguro portrays them as a special group that is difficult to survive in real life with a real human identity, and points out that such struggles and battles are too numerous to enumerate, and the more you can see the helplessness and sadness living at the bottom.