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Rian Buot

Ms.Gardner

English 10H/Period 4

10 November 2017

Letting It All Go

Allen, Brooke. "The Damned and the Beautiful."edited by Jeffrey W. Hunter, vol. 219, Gale, 2006.

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Allen’s article offers insightful analysis, extensive plot summary, and honest criticism on Kazuo

Ishiguro’s novel; Never Let Me Go. Allen begins by comparing the author’s unique style to other authors’

and even to his own outstanding novels. Stressing that Ishiguro’s book isn’t a mystery, or science fiction,

or a memoir, but a novel,Allen’s article discusses Never Let Me Go as a whole with perceptive analysis

relating to the novel’s larger theme and real world connections. In the process, Allen includes subtle

criticism regarding Ishiguro’s writing style and motifs throughout the novel by commenting certain

scene’s significance to the universal theme of Never Let Me Go.

Allen’s article offers a perceptive analysis on several major passages and themes of the book, but her

main focus is on real world connections and how Ishiguro subtly incorporates them into his novel using

interactions between certain characters, actions in various scenes, and thoughts in dire situations. Rather

than academic diction, Allen uses light, conversational diction, yet retains a formal tone. Her
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muted and subtle tone plays against the novel’s intrinsic drama. That said, the euphemistic words of the

article are emphasizing the novel’s extreme use of euphemism to understate the severity of the characters’

situation.

Ingersoll, Earl. “Taking Off into the Realm of Metaphor: Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.”

Contemporary British and Irish Fiction, Volume 2, Facts On File, 2016. Bloom's Literature

http://online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=100299&itemid=WE54&articleId=396443

Ingersoll’s article presents clear explanations on common misreadings of Kazuo Ishiguro’s books,

specifically Never Let Me Go. Writing as if it’s an analysis journal, Ingersoll uses textual evidence,

focuses on rhetorical devices such as metaphors, provides insightful analysis of the text, and addresses

how readers misread the text. In the process, he includes themes and significance of certain scenes in the

novel.

Ingersoll provides direct reasons for misinterpretations with Never Let Me Go and offers vivid analysis to

them. However, his main point is the importance of each scene and how Ishiguro incorporates specific

phrases to add effect, drama, or themes.Ingersoll’s academic diction and direct tone create a sense of

conversation to the readers. Lastly, the information given is useful in relating how misinterpreted the

characters are until they are grown up and learned how misunderstood each one was.

Gaydosik, Victoria. “Ishiguro, Kazuo.” Encyclopedia of the British Novel, 2-Volume Set, Second Edition,

Facts On File, 2013. Bloom's Literature,

http://online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=100299&itemid=WE54&articleId=9918
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Gaydosik’s paper provides basic background on the Nobel Prize winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro. Taking

a autobiographical approach, the paragraphs in Gaydosik’s paper speaks of Ishiguro’s early life in the

1950s, his professional life in the1980s, and his achievements up through 2017. During which, she

elaborates on the background of Ishiguro’s novels and where he got the ideas to write them.

Gaydosik supplies primitive information to her readers on Ishiguro’s life before and after his novels.

Nevertheless, her main focus point is Ishiguro’s education, giving him credentials to his writing because

he is thoroughly educated. She explains how Ishiguro writes on stories he experienced, such as a life in

Japan, immigrating, and World War II. The information she provided on how Ishiguro uses personal

experience to drive his novel’s emotion is useful in understanding how telling the story, Never Let Me Go,

in a flashback adds more feeling and effect.

Hamilton, Geoff, and Brian Jones. “Cook, Robin.” Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction, Second

Edition, Facts On File, 2013. Bloom's Literature,

http://online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=100299&itemid=WE54&articleId=30581

Hamilton’s paper discusses Dr. Robins Cook, a medical physician currently practicing in Boston and

Florida hospitals, and his published findings in medical innovation. Hamilton begins with Cook’s early

education, transitions to his books on medicine, and ends with how his books have been turned into

movies. Using specific quotes from Cook himself, Hamilton includes opposing views of Cook as a doctor

or writer. In the article, Dr.Cook offers many groundbreaking research on medical discovery such as

fertility issues, stem cell research, and drug research.

However, the main point of Cook’s findings focus on organ donations and how life-changing such a

practice is. Cook mentions how rewarding organ donation is and persuades his readers to consider
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donating for it is for the “greater good.” Much like in Ishiguro’s novel, Never Let Me Go, the ethics of

making such an important decision is never discussed. Society’s views on organ transplant cloud one’s

ethics as they grow up thinking it’s for the the “greater good,” their perspective forever limited.