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by Kazuo Ishiguro (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author)

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Can anyone explain me why didn't they all run away from that place? Because I could not figure out that part.

Daryl Anderson I think this book was primarily about the power of culture. It is always most difficult to see the truth that is right in front of you. In his autobioâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI think this book was primarily about the power of culture. It is always most difficult to see the truth that is right in front of you. In his autobiography Frederick Douglass observed that when he was a slave, he could not understand slavery. Only after he escaped, did he comprehend the full horror of his enslavement. Enlightenment requires distance.(less)

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Sorry Peeves, I thought it was weak. I kept waiting for a conflict to develop regarding the fate of the donor class and a possible rebellion.

Diane

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Nevada Great question. There's no specified order (or many specifics for that matter) but Tommy does discuss the possibility he might not really complete whiâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðGreat question. There's no specified order (or many specifics for that matter) but Tommy does discuss the possibility he might not really complete which leads to another of Ruth's internal discussions. "How maybe after the fourth donation, even if you've technically completed, you're still conscious in some sort of way; how then you find there are more donations, plenty of them, on the other side of that line; how there are no more recovery centres, no carers, no friends; how there's nothing to do except watch your remaining donations until they switch you off." Which makes perfect horrifying sense because why would they let all those organs go to waste after they bred you in the first place?(less)

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Meg Newton I disagree. That answer would make us all feel better but I don't believe that is the point here. They were human - 100% - and yet, they had to exceptâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI disagree. That answer would make us all feel better but I don't believe that is the point here. They were human - 100% - and yet, they had to except their fate. They were never educated about free will or choices. They accepted what was told them and never knew there could be another way. We are supposed to be horrified about what happened.

If you know anything about the Holocaust, think of all the medical experiments that were performed on those poor prisoners - albeit, they had no choice in the matter - they were human 100% but the perpetrators convinced themselves that they were less than human or less than perfect humans so it was okay to use the Jewish (and others) to advance science. People can be taught to believe any number of seemingly "crazy" things. People can allow themselves to believe that others are not the same and it okay to use them. People accept the beliefs they are taught without question every day. (less)

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