Literary Techniques Used In Never Let Me Go To Illustrate The Theme Of Friendship

No matter how difficult your relationship becomes, a true friend never betrays you and is always there for you. This is accurate in Hailsham; Ruth is kind of Kathy’s sidekick, but as the novel progresses, the two start to grow apart. This conflict is exacerbated by Ruth’s friendship with Tommy; as Kathy subtly developed her affections for Tommy, the two grew more apart. Ishiguro utilizes a variety of literary techniques in his book “Never Let Me Go” Kazou to depict the issue of friendship and the challenges of establishing and maintaining a strong connection.

Kazuo Ishiguro utilizes external conflict in his book to demonstrate how friends may argue, reconcile, stand by one another, and even harm one another’s emotions. Ruth and Kathy’s relationship wasn’t always rosy; in fact, they weren’t initially as close as they were at the conclusion of the tale. “But in the end I managed it, and the instant I saw her again, at that recovery center in Dover, all our differences—while they did not exactly vanish—seemed not nearly as important as all the other things: like the fact that we’d grown up together at Hailsham, the fact that we knew and remembered things no one else did” (Ishiguro 4). This demonstrates the first argument in the friendship between Kathy and Ruth. Everyone was aware of how solid their connection was, but the fact that they had so many Hailsham-related memories in common drives them to stay together.

Iishiguro also used internal conflict in the narrative to depict Kathy’s sorrow with the death of her childhood companions, Tommy and Ruth. Kathy struggles with this loss by resorting to her recollections of the past. She considered the nuanced connections she had with them all as well as the Hailsham school where they had attended together as children. Ruth and Tommy were both gone, but Kathy declares, “I won’t lose my memories of them.” (110) Ishiguro Throughout the course of the narrative, Kathy loses a lot of things, but her memory is the one thing she can’t bear to think about losing. The memories Kathy gives us about Tommy and Ruth illustrate the ups and downs that relationship can really have while also demonstrating how lasting it can be.

They coddled one other during the whole journey because, as she wrote in the book, “Those early months at the Cottages had been a peculiar period in our friendship.” Kazuo Ishiguro uses external tension to show us the ups and downs of their relationship in his book “Never Let Me Go.” We were fighting about a variety of trivial issues, but we were also confiding in one another more than ever. 3 Ishiguro Like sour patch kids, Kathy and Ruth share a connection that is both sweet and sour at the same time. But it works for them because they continue to bicker and fight while being friends. They go through a lot of difficult things together and manage to hold onto their bitter-sweet relationship the whole book.

Ishiguro utilizes external conflict to demonstrate that the major characters just want what is in their own best interests and do not seek the happiness of one another. In the narrative, Kathy stated, “and even if she didn’t, what strikes to me now is that she probably knew all along, even before I did, that I would become Tommy’s caregiver, and that we’d give it a go” since she had instructed us to do so in the vehicle that day. Ishiguro 216) Ruth is in her bed after a donation when Kathy calls her. It demonstrates Ruth’s determination to ensure her and Tommy were happy, even if it meant risking her own life.

The concept of friendship recurs often in contemporary art, as seen in the themes of films, music, and other works of literature. As I listen to music and certain artists’ interpretations of friendship, I can hear it quite clearly. “You’ll probably adore me when I die, won’t you,” says rapper NoCap. (Nocap’s “Legend”) in his portrayal of art mimicking reality as he speaks about the people and family who are close to him. Although friendships are not always rosy, you will always adore your buddy. This relates to “Never Let Me Go” because although though they often argue and reconcile, in the end, on their deathbeds, they manage to feel both grief and love for one another.

The relationship between Lennie and George, two characters in John Stienbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, is a parallelism to this topic of friendship. Lennie states in the book, “I got you to look out for me, and you got me to watch out for you, that’s why.” Similar to the two characters in Of Mice and Men, Kathy and Ruth always had each other’s backs, trusted in one another, and never betrayed one another (Stienbeck 14).

In conclusion, a good friend is someone who never betrays you and is always there for you, regardless of how difficult your relationship may get. This is true at Hailsham, as Ruth and Kathy’s companion begin to drift apart, The difficulty of attempting to establish a good relationship is a major issue throughout Kazou Ishiguro’s book “Never Let Me Go” and is one that is often addressed in literature. Kazou Ishiguro does this through using a variety of literary strategies.