"'What she told Roy, what she let slip, which she probably didn't mean to let slip, do you remember, Kath? She told Roy that things like pictures, poetry, all that kind of stuff, she said they revealed what you were like inside. She said they revealed your soul.'"
(pg. 175)
Do clones have souls? Is a picture of an object the same as that object? It all seems very complicated to think about. A clone, like a picture of something, can have the same properties and visual representations, but is it still different in some way? This is similar to the point in question in the book. Obviously, people are going to disagree whether a clone of something is actually the same, or equal, as the original. Maybe this is the point as to why the guardians at Hailsham stressed the importance of art, because in some way, art reveals people through their creativity, passion, and as Miss Lucy said, it reveals one's soul. The Epanalepsis in the quote is very effective in communicating the imporatance of this. The society they live in is already depicted as somewhat of a futuristic utopia where social order is controlled by unrevealed authorities. However, outside Hailsham and the cottages where clones are kept, maybe a few people are trying to stop cloning and that, through the students' art, they are trying to make this possible- to end cloning. It already seems like the guardians at the school are trying to do this. Whatever the struggle, if there even is one, Miss Lucy frequently stressed the importance of their art and its possible role in helping protect the students at Hailsham. Ishiguro has created a very suspenseful plot so far and has left me guessing what could happen next. I'm pretty impressed with the book so far (That's a pretty big compliment coming from me) and I'm curious how it will end.
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