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A Quiet Dystopia: Ethics, Control, and Dehumanisation in Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Author(s) Priya T. Khunjuju
Country India
Abstract The abstract encapsulates the central argument of the paper by framing Never Let Me Go as a dystopian narrative that departs from traditional representations of oppression and authoritarian control. Rather than depicting violence, rebellion, or overt surveillance, the novel presents what may be described as a “quiet dystopia,” where domination is subtle, institutionalized, and emotionally normalized. The abstract emphasizes that ethical breakdown in the novel occurs through routine social practices education, care, and gradual disclosure of truth rather than through explicit cruelty. By foregrounding themes of ethics, control, and dehumanisation, the abstract explains how cloned individuals are systematically reduced to biological resources while being granted limited emotional recognition. The study employs close textual analysis informed by biopolitical and ethical theory to examine how power operates through passive consent and moral disengagement. Ultimately, the abstract argues that Ishiguro critiques a form of technological rationality in which scientific progress is detached from moral accountability, revealing how societies can maintain a façade of humanity while participating in profound ethical injustice. In doing so, the abstract signals that the novel serves as a warning against systems where exploitation becomes normalized and unquestioned.
Keywords Dystopia, Bioethics, Dehumanisation, Social Control, Memory, Consent, and Instrumental Life.
Published In Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2025
Published On 2025-10-10
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