Through
Ishiguro’s use of characters he illustrates what it means to be a human being. Ishiguro
created these clones as a vehicle to show his readers what constitutes
humanity. These clones are very much human since they can love and want to continue
living. The love that Tommy has for Kathy is nothing but human nature:
I
keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast.
And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on
as hard as they can, but in the end it's just too much. The current's too
strong. They've got to let go, drift apart. That's how it is with us. It's a
shame, Kath, because we've loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we
can't stay together forever. (282)
Clone or not, these individuals
share something that is so common in the world yet so hard to find. Love is
purely a human emotion that separates us from animals and artificial
intelligence. Ishiguro uses this idea and incorporated into his characters
Tommy and Kathy to show us that no matter how a human life is created they
deserve to live for themselves rather than for society.
Awesome connection and great use of quotes. Really feel point your making is clear and well directed toward how your derived meaning is found in the novel. With regard to your last statement of Kathy and Tommy living for themselves and not society, it might even be helpful to show that even though system would not allow it they still enjoyed the time they had. Living more in the few years they had together than those who have a full life.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about the love that Tommy and Kathy have. Although they are not meant to be humans, they have all the qualities that humans do have. I agree with your statement about living for themselves and not for society. They should have the choice to live freely.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Ishiguro uses love to show that clones are as human as much as we are. Love is something that is difficult to find and when a person finds it, they are willing to go through anything to preserve that love
ReplyDelete• Very well put. I completely agree. No matter how you create a human, if you raise them to act just like everyone else then you are going to end up with a human that’s capable of having emotions such as love which is in fact what separates us from animals. And its kind ironic how the one character who is called and animal is actually the one person who we can see the most emotion comes from, Tommy. I think out of all of the clones he is the most human. And I even believe that between him and Kathy he shows love way more than Kathy does because he doesn’t internalize it but rather lets it out so that others can see his feelings for her.
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