Oh, you make some great points about the ways this novel counters the usual patterns in dystopian novels. Really interesting. And I love what you say about how the story mirrors oppressive human systems in real life.
I saw a lot of musings about life and death and loss in the story. I saw the clones' lack resistance, the fact that not one even tried to escape, as symbolic of how it's impossible to escape our own mortality. Kathy and Tom thought maybe love or their own souls might provide a way out, but that was just a myth.
I liked the film adaptation a lot too. It buffed off the edges of some of the more devastating aspects of the novel, particularly in regards to Kathy and Tom's relationship in the end.
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Re: Just finished Never Let Me Go!
Date: 2015-02-19 09:39 am (UTC)I saw a lot of musings about life and death and loss in the story. I saw the clones' lack resistance, the fact that not one even tried to escape, as symbolic of how it's impossible to escape our own mortality. Kathy and Tom thought maybe love or their own souls might provide a way out, but that was just a myth.
I liked the film adaptation a lot too. It buffed off the edges of some of the more devastating aspects of the novel, particularly in regards to Kathy and Tom's relationship in the end.