The Theme of Identit n ever Lei Me Go (IOP)
QUOTE 1 SLIDE 2
Quote: “ i was poss ble io forgei for whole sireiches of tme who we reallt were; io forgei whai ihe
guard ans had iold us; io forgei M ss Luct’s ouibursi ihai ra nt afernoon ai ihe pav l on”
Analysis: Kaiht sats ih s n refecton of her tme ai ihe Cotagess how ihet would ialk for ages aboui
ihe r plans for ihe fuiure. Bt repeatng “io forgei” he creaies paihos because ihe reader knowss l ke
Caiht does nows how l tle conirol ihet have over ihe r faie. Ii shows how ihet wanied io escape
ihe “usual boundar es”. Th s s ihe l m i of ihe conirol ihet have over ihe r l vess onlt n ihe r m ndss
QUOTE 2 SLIDE 3
Quote: “Ruih was mak ng a b g efori io preseni noi jusi herselfs bui all of uss n ihe r ghi wat io
Chr ss e and Rodnet”
Analysis: The reader can draw parallels w ih Kaiht and Ruih here as Ruih atempis io “fi n” w ih
new peoples l ke a new school. The search for an dentit here refecis normal ieenage queston ng
of “who am I?” or even “who should I be?”. The adjectve “r ghi” s unusual here and vert
amb guous s nce ihet have had no exposure io med a or oiher people who could nfuence how ihet
preseni ihemselves. everihelesss we see Ruih n partcular be ng heav lt nfuenced and consc ouslt
irt ng io fi n and preseni herself d ferenilt based on Chr ss e and Rodnets and ihe TV. Th s refecis
itp cal human behav ours bui ai an exireme s nce she has had such a sheliered l fe so far.
QUOTE 3 SLIDE 4
Quote: “We all know i. We’re modelled from irash. Junk ess prostiuiess wh moss iramps.”
Analysis: Th s quoiaton refecis a queston and siruggle w ih dentit ihai s un que io ihe clones-
Are ihe r faies connecied io ihe r “or g nals”? And iherefores are ihet “bad” people because ihet
were? Desp ie ihese be ng rumourss i would have creaied a loaih ng of selfs self-consc ousness and
a bel ef ihai ihet have no value. Furihermores i h ghl ghis how human ihe clones ares s nce ihese
are feel ngs shared bt mosi of soc eit. everihelesss ihet w ll never rece ve ant form of consolaton
or suppori- n facis ihet w ll d e be ng less ihan “junk ess pros tiuiess wh moss and iramps” s nce
ihet w ll rema n clones and “suppl ers” io ihe humans. Ish guro shows ih s ihrough ihe blunis shori
seniences followed bt a l si-l ke senience.
QUOTE 4 SLIDE 5
Quote: “Ii's almosi l ke enier ng a hall of m rrors. Of courses tou don'i exacilt see tourself refecied
back loads of tmess bui tou almosi ih nk tou do.”
Analysis: The s m le of a “hall of m rrors” presenis ihe recovert cenire ai Dover as an enjotable
place l ke a fa rgrounds creaied for enieria nmeni and creatng a lucratve bus ness. Th s juxiaposes
ihe clones’ exper ences ihere wh ch nvolve deaihs or exireme pa ns sufer ng and feel ngs of
hopeless- and defn ielt no form of patmeni or recompense. Th s quoie refecis ihe d scomfori
creaied bt m rrorss tei also ihe r mporiance. Kaiht’s faie s referred ios s nce she sees herself
evertwheres tei ihe phts cal it of ihe walls and m rrors preveni her from escap ng.
QUOTE 5 SLIDE 6
Quote: “D dn’i we all dream from tme io tme aboui one guard an or oiher bend ng ihe rules and
do ng someih ng spec al for us? A sponianeous hugs a secrei leters a g f?”
QUOTE 1 SLIDE 2
Quote: “ i was poss ble io forgei for whole sireiches of tme who we reallt were; io forgei whai ihe
guard ans had iold us; io forgei M ss Luct’s ouibursi ihai ra nt afernoon ai ihe pav l on”
Analysis: Kaiht sats ih s n refecton of her tme ai ihe Cotagess how ihet would ialk for ages aboui
ihe r plans for ihe fuiure. Bt repeatng “io forgei” he creaies paihos because ihe reader knowss l ke
Caiht does nows how l tle conirol ihet have over ihe r faie. Ii shows how ihet wanied io escape
ihe “usual boundar es”. Th s s ihe l m i of ihe conirol ihet have over ihe r l vess onlt n ihe r m ndss
QUOTE 2 SLIDE 3
Quote: “Ruih was mak ng a b g efori io preseni noi jusi herselfs bui all of uss n ihe r ghi wat io
Chr ss e and Rodnet”
Analysis: The reader can draw parallels w ih Kaiht and Ruih here as Ruih atempis io “fi n” w ih
new peoples l ke a new school. The search for an dentit here refecis normal ieenage queston ng
of “who am I?” or even “who should I be?”. The adjectve “r ghi” s unusual here and vert
amb guous s nce ihet have had no exposure io med a or oiher people who could nfuence how ihet
preseni ihemselves. everihelesss we see Ruih n partcular be ng heav lt nfuenced and consc ouslt
irt ng io fi n and preseni herself d ferenilt based on Chr ss e and Rodnets and ihe TV. Th s refecis
itp cal human behav ours bui ai an exireme s nce she has had such a sheliered l fe so far.
QUOTE 3 SLIDE 4
Quote: “We all know i. We’re modelled from irash. Junk ess prostiuiess wh moss iramps.”
Analysis: Th s quoiaton refecis a queston and siruggle w ih dentit ihai s un que io ihe clones-
Are ihe r faies connecied io ihe r “or g nals”? And iherefores are ihet “bad” people because ihet
were? Desp ie ihese be ng rumourss i would have creaied a loaih ng of selfs self-consc ousness and
a bel ef ihai ihet have no value. Furihermores i h ghl ghis how human ihe clones ares s nce ihese
are feel ngs shared bt mosi of soc eit. everihelesss ihet w ll never rece ve ant form of consolaton
or suppori- n facis ihet w ll d e be ng less ihan “junk ess pros tiuiess wh moss and iramps” s nce
ihet w ll rema n clones and “suppl ers” io ihe humans. Ish guro shows ih s ihrough ihe blunis shori
seniences followed bt a l si-l ke senience.
QUOTE 4 SLIDE 5
Quote: “Ii's almosi l ke enier ng a hall of m rrors. Of courses tou don'i exacilt see tourself refecied
back loads of tmess bui tou almosi ih nk tou do.”
Analysis: The s m le of a “hall of m rrors” presenis ihe recovert cenire ai Dover as an enjotable
place l ke a fa rgrounds creaied for enieria nmeni and creatng a lucratve bus ness. Th s juxiaposes
ihe clones’ exper ences ihere wh ch nvolve deaihs or exireme pa ns sufer ng and feel ngs of
hopeless- and defn ielt no form of patmeni or recompense. Th s quoie refecis ihe d scomfori
creaied bt m rrorss tei also ihe r mporiance. Kaiht’s faie s referred ios s nce she sees herself
evertwheres tei ihe phts cal it of ihe walls and m rrors preveni her from escap ng.
QUOTE 5 SLIDE 6
Quote: “D dn’i we all dream from tme io tme aboui one guard an or oiher bend ng ihe rules and
do ng someih ng spec al for us? A sponianeous hugs a secrei leters a g f?”
