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AnnotatedBibliographies

"HumanCloningMayBeJustAroundtheCorner."
AllThingsConsidered
22Feb.2007.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.8Nov.2015.

Palca,Siegel,andtheprofessorsconversationisaboutDollythesheepbeingclonedand
thecloningofotheranimal,Siegeldescribesthesciencebehindcloning,andhowthe
possibilityofhumancloningisincreasinglybecomingmorereal.Havingthisknowledge
connectsamainthemethroughoutthebooktoanadvancedreality.Thestudentsin
Never
LetMeGo
areclonesofsomeonewhoalreadyislivingtheirlifeandarekepthealthy
incasetheircloneneedsavitalorgan.

SiegelandPalcastatethathumancloning,whilenotfaroff,isnotpossiblenow,meaning
thatIshigurosbook

takesplaceinthefuture.Thefactthatisinthefuture
meansthatallthediscrepanciesinthestorycouldnotbeerrorsbutintentionalbecause
wedontknowhowthingswillbeinthefuture.Thestudentsthroughoutthestoryare
taughttoexperiencelifedifferentlythanweliveourlifetoday,beingtaughtdifferent
topicsinschoolanddifferentmorals.Theholesinthestory,andtheodditiesofitseemto

beaproductofthefuturisticsetting,clarifyinganypreviousquestionsregardinghow
realisticthestory.
Ishiguro,Kazuo,andGregoryMason."AnInterviewwithKazuoIshiguro."
ContemporaryLiterature
30.3(Fall1989):335347.Rpt.in
ContemporaryLiterary
Criticism
.Ed.JeffreyW.HunterandDeborahA.Schmitt.Vol.110.Detroit:Gale,1999.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.8Nov.2015.

ThroughaseriesofquestionsMasoninterviewsIshiguroaboutwhoheis,whatinfluenceshimas
awriter,andwhateffectshewantshiswritingtohaveonothers.Ishigurodiscusseshisearlier
works,hisprocess,andwhathehasbeenworkingonrecently.Aheavypartoftheinterviewis
discussingIshiguroscultureandhowhewasraised,andhowthathelpshimdevelophiswriting.

IntheinterviewIshigurocommentsthathetend[s]toworkalone,anditseemsthathiswriting
processofisolationimpactsthecharactersinhisbooks.Kathyfrom
NeverLetMeGo
is
characterizedalone,alwaysbeingasecondchoicefriend,partner,carer,anddonor,andspeculate
Ishigurowroteherthiswaybecausehefeltthatwaytoo.Theinterviewprovidedanewinsight
onwhyKathy,whilehavingfriends,wasreallylivingalifeofsolitudeandconfinement,and
whythatthemewaspresentthroughouttheentirenovel.

Karni,Rebecca."KazuoIshiguro'sreflectivesigns."
StudiesintheHumanities
38.12(2011):112+.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.8Nov.2015.

KarnisarticleanalyzesawiderangeofIshigurosawardwinningworkandhowhecreateshe
stories.Inheranalysesshefollowsmotifsthatoccurandprovidesdetailedthoughtsabouteach
ofhisworks.KarnialsoreferencesIshigurosculturalinfluencinghiswritingandhowheisso
knowledgableaboutthetopicsheselects.Ishiguro,borninJapanbutraisedinBritain,seemsto
writeaboutwhatheknows,orwhathegrewuparound.

HavingKarnipointoutthatIshiguroswritingiscredible,becausehewasraisedinthe
atmospherehewritesaboutmakescertainaspectsofhisstorymorebelievable.Whilehisvalidity
wascalledintoquestioninanotherarticle,Ishiguroswritingin
NeverLetMeGo
isperceivedas
moreauthenticbecausehewasraisedwherethestorytookplace.Karniscommentarywas
usefulbecausesheresolvedsuspicionsabouthowrealistictheportrayalofthelifeofthestudents
wereinEngland.

"LifeataUKBoardingSchool."
BoardingSchools
.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Nov.2015.
ThearticleisaboutBritishboardingschoolsandhowstudentsliveouttheireveryday
livesattheschool.Itincludesalltheminordetailssuchasthefood,thescheduling,and
theholidaybreaks,butitalsoincludesmanythingsthataresimilartoHailsham,the

boardingschoolinthebook.Thestudentsareconstantlymonitoredbystaffandeach
haveaareafortheirpersonalpossessions,identicaltothestudentsatHailsham.

Thisarticleprovidesclarityforwhatlife'sreallylikeataboardingschool,andnotjust
theassumedstereotypes.ThestudentsatHailshamkeepaboxofthingsthatwere
specialtothemthroughouttheirtimeattheschool,andthispartwassignificanttothe
story,havingthesymbolismconfirmedmakesthestorymorecredible.Apartthatwas
differentthanthestorywashowheavilythestudentswereoverseenbyguardians.Ata
realboardingschoolthestudentsareconstantlysupervised,andwhilethatappearance
asgiveninthebook,thestudentsatHailshamgotawaywithquiteabit,makingthat
aspectofthestoryunrealistic.

Menand,Louis."SOMETHINGABOUTKATHY."TheNewYorker28Mar.2005:Literature
ResourceCenter.Web.16Oct.2015.

MenandscriticismseemstobedirectedatIshiguroscredibilityasawriterasopposedto
thewritingitself.ThecritiquingapproachiscomparingIshigurotootherwritersand
summarizing,orquoting,sectionsofhisworks.Menandcomparisonsseemfarout
thoughwhenitcomestorelevance,comparingIshiguroswritingstyletootherauthors
thatwillmakeIshigurostandinanegativelight.Whilethereviewcancomeacross
harshly,hisinsightseemswellthoughtout,withresearchtobackuphisclaims.

TheflowofMenandswritingiswelldevelopedandeasytofollow,makingthepointshe
isstatingevident.Thecriticismisforcingthereadertolookdeeperintothewriter'sactual
knowledgeofthecontentwrittenasopposetofocusingontheactualstory.Thereview
aspectsofthearticlepinpointIshiguroswritingflaws,theholesheleavesinthestory,
displayingsituationsIshigurocreatedinaoddway,awaythatmakesthecharacters
involvedseemalittleunusual.Menandsclaimshelpdevelopabetterunderstanding
aboutwhatisinitiallywrongwiththewritinganditsvalidity.

O'Neill,Joseph."NeverLetMeGo."
TheAtlantic
May2005:123.
LiteratureResource
Center
.Web.8Nov.2015.

ONeillpraisesIshigurosindividualwritingbutcriticizedthemaincharacterhe
producedin
NeverLetMeGo,
whilethecritiquingisdirectandwellperceived,ONeills
positivitytowardsIshiguroisoutofplace,andcomesacrossasconfusingbecauseitis
amidawebofdeprecation.Despitethat,theslanderissupported,meticulous,and
legitimate.Thecriticidentifiedtheodditiesofthebook,suchas:themysterious
madame,theguardians,andwhyKathy(themaincharacter)isimperfectly
removedfromherschoolgirlself.Inthestorythesetopicsareneverclarified,and
ONeillbashesIshiguroforthisreason.

ONeillsuseofcolloquialandrelaxeddictionmakesiteasierforthereaderto
understandandagreewithhispoints.Thestorycontainsholes,makingcertainpoints
uncleartothereader,butONeillvalidatestheseconfusions.Hemakesthereaderfeel
liketheybetterunderstoodthenovel,andthemishapswithinit,clarifyingwithhis
critiques,thatthereaderisnotinthewrongformakingtheirpreviouslyconceived
notions.