Never Let Me Go - Context Flashcards
Uncanny Valley:
The idea of something looking uncannily/terrifyingly familiar but having a sinister twist.
The Uncanny:
The idea of something looking uncannily/terrifyingly familiar but having a sinister twist.
Cloning and Genetic Engineering:
Organ Transplants/Forced Organ Harvesting:
Saviour Siblings:
Used as a organ donor for first sibling, replacing their organs.
Dystopias:
A replica mirroring reality but with a totalitarian/dark twist, acts as a social commentary.
Mono No Aware:
The Japanese concept of awareness of impermanence and the bittersweet feeling of seeing something beautiful that will eventually fade away.
Possible Selves:
Theresienstadt:
A WW2 Concentration camp which had ‘flourishing’ culture life, but was a waystation for people’s deaths.
Wabi Sabi:
Water Imagery:
