IndexIntroductionNever Let Me Go: symbolism of HailshamConclusionIntroductionIshiguro's novel Never Let Me Go allows us to glimpse a hidden dimension of a dystopian reality through the eyes of the protagonist's life; Kathy H. The novel's anecdotal narrative form allows Ishiguro to present the protagonists with recollections and memories of a lost time in his "boarding school," Hailsham. As every memory of his childhood is incessantly transcribed, an ever-emerging seed of doubt and trauma emerges among the pleasantly habitual images. For Kathy, Hailsham was more than a home and a school she grew up in, but through Ishiguro's complex choice of language, structure and form, it became everything and virtually the only thing her character could believe and trust. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get Original Essay Never Let Me Go: Hailsham Symbolism The informality and ease of Kathy's tone and character is what makes the climax of the plot so underrated. The conscious ignorance and innocence of all of Hailsham's children, especially Kathy, is a major representation of what Hailsham comes to represent to her. The enigmatic surface of the novel is highlighted at the beginning of the narrative; "My name is Kathy H. I am thirty-one years old and have been working as a caregiver for over eleven years now." The deceptive normalcy portrays confidence and self-awareness in Kathy, who displays a false sense of security. Furthermore, the importance of her occupation as a "carer" symbolizes to some extent how very pragmatic Kathy's identity and existence is, as this is one of the first images she wishes to offer the reader. Kathy's nonchalance leads the reader to believe that her character is at peace with what society has planned for her body and her vital organs. Never Let Me Go raises the debatable question of whether ignorance is beauty or evil and to what extent knowledge becomes power. Kathy's character entrusts everything she knows to Hailsham, and especially to the 'parental' figures of the 'Guardians'. The theme of innocence is evident in the suggestion that students lack a parental figure. Parents provide essential life skills, which goes some way to explaining why pupils are so easily indoctrinated by Guardians, like Miss Emily. Hailsham represents Kathy's passivity, closely related to her willingness to conform to whatever society has planned for her existence. Kathy can describe her world through a very limited perspective, hence her ignorance, although within these perceptions she shows astonishing skills of observation and interpretation. The simplicity in the narrator's tone only adds to the horror and outrage at the characters' "plight". Kathy appears undisturbed by the way her life has been predetermined and simply accepts it as "what we are supposed to do." The essence and limitations of humanity are constantly addressed in Ishiguro's novel and the question of what it means to be human arises. Choice, love and hope are to some extent the three most important things in life, which are denied to the children of Hailsham, which correlates with the human need for parental support. At the end of the novel, the quote "this will be something no one can take away from me", suggests that Kathy is in fact human and possesses undeniably human traits. His character was simply oppressed by the dehumanizing system he was forced to live in. Never Let Me Go is placed in the genre of dystopian narratives and in which dehumanized creations meekly accept their fate."..