An Analysis on the Role Identification of Clones in Never Let Me Go  

作　　者：PENG Si-yu 

机构地区：[1]School of Foreign Languages,Sichuan Technology and Business University,Meishan,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2023年第12期946-953,共8页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：With the guidance of Erikson’s identity theory,the article analyzes the clones’identity exploration through role identification in Never Let Me Go.It interprets the clones’puzzlement about their identity,and the process of their identity quest as well as role identification.Through the specific analysis,it is concluded that the clones,represented by Kathy,Tommy and Ruth,have gained self-certainty and social identity by realizing the role identity as a“carer”and a“donor”,in the meantime,they have constructed their identity as social persons with souls like ordinary people.Furthermore,the findings shows that Never Let Me Go is actually a microcosm of human’s quest for identity.Ishiguro aims to express his meditation on human life in the novel:human life is a process of seeking self-identity and social roles,and then fulfilling the obligations of the roles,which confirms Ishiguro’s internationalism that he attempts to convey his contemplation on human existence through his works.

关 键 词：Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go CLONES identity confusion role identity 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]