Scientific Knowledge and the Rusting of Human Identity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

Abstract

               Ishiguro frequently investigates how characters recreate their personal history, which might be incorrect or self-serving, in order to maintain their current illusions and deal with regret. His characters constantly struggle with who they are, often in the face of society expectations or their origins, as evidenced by Never Let Me Go. A profound sense of loss (personal, social, or cultural) and a gloomy nostalgia for a supposed better past pervade his narratives, which are frequently flavored with sadness over the impermanence of things. The present paper will analyze how the scientific knowledge and the rusting of human identity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go.