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Originally Posted by gmw
I am fairly certain there is interaction with the wider population (that scene in Norfolk seems to demonstrate that it happens), but there seems to be no sense of conflict - at least not from the perspective of the clones - merely self-inflicted isolation. The clones are accepting of their role in society. That mild and apparently ungrudging acceptance is one of the many interesting - and disturbing - things about the story.
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This “acceptance” was one of my biggest struggles in reading this book. It is very difficult for us to suspend belief that in this novel’s world cloning is an accepted practice and the clones are accepting of their fate. I as a reader wanted rebellion or more understanding of the non-clone outside world. It’s England but not England. It’s an alternate 20th century world (not futuristic) similar to ours but not ours. It was difficult for me to accept this acceptance, but I think it’s imorotant to understanding the story that the author wanted to tell. I read the following in an interview with Ishiguro:
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With "Never Let Me Go" I knew from the start that I didn't want to write a story about an enslaved, exploited class that would then rebel. My subject matter wasn't going to be the triumph of the human spirit. I was interested in the human capacity to accept what must seem like a limited and cruel fate.
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