Olivia answers “Can anyone explain me why didn't they all...”

Jamila Huseynova asked this question about Never Let Me Go:

Can anyone explain me why didn't they all run away from that place? Because I could not figure out that part.

Olivia this is the the key concept in the book, that the characters accept mortality and their fate and this makes them braver then fighting for to accept su…morethis is the the key concept in the book, that the characters accept mortality and their fate and this makes them braver then fighting for to accept suffering is far more difficult then running from it. we all come to a point in our lives where we stop fighting, whether it be on your deathbed or other circumstances however Ishiguro's book never let me go could be considered a failure by the many who do not grasp these concepts but really provides a different insight into a another point of view and that being the clones. Kathy, Tommy and Ruth knew inside all along that the deferal did not exist but they clung to hope as all humans do to exist. however behind that plain monotone narration of Kathy H's story she is really fuming with anger, at the unfairness of her eclipsed relationship with Tommy and her anger at her society, yet she accepts it which ultimately makes her human in my eyes and brave. Never let me go is not about a legendary battle between clones and Humans, it delves much further addressing questions such as what does is mean to be human or what is humanity. To fully understand the book i read it twice for at first i wondered why they would simply accept their fate without a fight, then i realised that never let me go is a book about acceptance of suffering, a question which all Religions have tried to solve, whether it be faith in god or for Buddhists faith in yourself. this, for me justifies Never let me Go as a great book however everyone interprets books differently. hoped that helped ! - Olivia, 14 (sorry for my random capitalisation, my keyboard is malfunctioning)(less)

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