When contemplating the severity of a loved one's terminal illness, you may eagerly seize every opportunity to revive them; However, would the safety of a loved one be worth the death of an innocent person? In Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel “Never Let Me Go,” the plot revolves around clones created solely to donate their organs. Although Hailsham students received a competent education in a rather pleasant school, their lives were far from luxurious. Students had no rights over their own bodies and were forced to become donors once they reached the age of majority. The numerous donations that students are forced to participate in throughout their lives give true meaning to the phrase “born to die.” The phenomenon of using clones for this mentality catapults a population into becoming simple-minded people, easy to dominate and influence. For example, the Holocaust occurred after the Germans became convinced that the Jewish people were biologically and racially diverse human beings who followed an abominable religious doctrine. Subsequently, the story was followed by an infamous genocide encouraged by the Germans. The dehumanization of a specific race was not only the cause of this historical atrocity, but also a central aspect of these donors' lives. Similar to the Germans, this English society denies recognizing its saviors as human beings, but instead views them more as organ-producing factories, if it recognizes them at all. A similar concept is exemplified in early 20th century America, with segregation. With the dehumanization of a certain group or race of people comes permission for one faction to marginalize another group. In the case of “Never Let Me Go,” dehumanizing the very people they rely on could lead to myriad social corruptions. By allowing a group of human beings to be degraded, you are taking yourself down a slippery slope of apathetic treatment towards the country's own citizens. For example, since this society has already justified dehumanization, over time it will acquire the same mentality towards the lower classes of citizens, and eventually towards everyone. Without any acceptance of its own moral consideration, the nation will lose all stability and justice
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