![]() Which reading of Never Let Me Go, which allegory, resonates most for you? which uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one a symbolic representation an extended or continued metaphor.” The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines “allegory” as “a story, picture, etc. Allegory is a helpful way to think about the novel, because it opens up unique frameworks of meaning, and unique questions, not only about law and ethics, but about the human condition. Honni van Rijswijk, Senior Lecturer, UTS Faculty of LawĪlthough Never Let Me Go is written as a naturalistic, realist text, the story also works at a deeper structural level as allegory. When Ishiguro received the Nobel Prize in literature in 2017, the citation described him as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.” Notes and Discussion Prompts ![]() It was made into an acclaimed film in 2010 starring Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley. Students with accessibility requirementsĪ beautiful, challenging book about the question of whose lives matter, and how. ![]() ![]()
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