Authors : Sandhiya E.

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jul219

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Abstract : This study examines the psychological tension experienced by the main characters in Never Let Me Go, analyzing their internal conflicts through the lens of cognitive dissonance. Through Kathy’s subdued narration, Ishiguro constructs an atmosphere where emotional suppression and moral uncertainty dominate.

Keywords : Cognitive Dissonance, Kazuo Ishiguro, Psychological Fiction, Identity, Dystopia, Kathy H., Memory, Moral Conflict.

References :

1. Deery, June. “Science for Feminists: A Human Cloning Debate in Never Let Me Go.” Science Fiction Studies, vol. 37, no. 3, 2010, pp. 400–416.
2. Festinger, Leon. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Stanford UP, 1957.
3. Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. Faber and Faber, 2005.
4. Mullan, John. “Kazuo Ishiguro: Memory and Fiction.” The Guardian, 2 Mar. 2005, www.theguardian.com/books/2005/mar/02/kazuoishiguro.
5. Wood,  James. “The Uses of Oblivion.” The New  Yorker, 28 Mar. 2005, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/03/28/the-uses-of-oblivion.