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This analysis explores how the world of Never Let Me Go functions as a perfect Foucaultian system, where power is exercised not through horizontal violence, but through the meticulous shaping of the clones’ identities. By examining the transition from the “pastoral” discipline of Hailsham to the bureaucratic self-destruction of the donor phase, the essay reveals how the clones are humanized specifically to ensure their total, quiet compliance. Ultimately, the “completion” of the system is found in Kathy H. herself—a subject who understands her exploitation yet accepts it as the only natural conclusion to her life.
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Category: Philosophical Logic