Never Let Me Go Section 4

"I just waited a bit, then turned back to the car, to drive off to wherever it was I was supposed to be" (Ishiguro, 288).  The conclusion to Never Let Me Go is open-ended.  Kathy, who was depicted as the main character, has very little closure in the end.  The reader never sees her become a donor which the novel consistently acknowledges the importance of in a student's life.  Therefore, the reader learns the plot of the story has nothing to do with the development of Kathy as a student.  Instead, the main point is to convey a message of morals.  Never Let Me Go looks at the morality of society and how something good like saving someone you love can be equally bad at the same time.  Though they were destined to die young, they still achieved something through living with purpose.  Additionally, Kathy shows a desire to achieve closure in her life as she lives constantly in her memory world.  Therefore, the open conclusion is ironic in that the audience will not know what happened to her after her carer days.  Much of Kathy's story reminded me of the song "Born To Die" by Lana Del Rey.