Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro centres on a group of student clones whose main goal in life is to care for other donors before donating their own vital organs.

A theme is an idea that runs throughout a text. In Never Let Me Go, the themes of identity, nostalgia and friendship are explored.

The main characters in Never Let Me Go are Kathy H, Ruth and Tommy. They must come to terms with their future lives as carers and donors knowing that they will ‘complete’ before they reach middle age.

Never Let Me Go is a novel – this has an impact on its language and structure. It is narrated by Kathy in a non-linear way and so the reader sees events from Kathy’s point of view.

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