Personal growth and confinement: a spatial study of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go

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Personal growth and confinement: a spatial study of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go

This article analyzes Kazuo Ishiguroâ€™s Never Let Me Go (2005) through the lens of spatial theories by Henri Lefebvre, Michel Foucault, and Gaston Bachelard, focusing on the protagonist Kathyâ€™s growth within spatial and societal constraints. By tracing Kathyâ€™s journey from childhood at Ha...

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Main Authors:	Zhixing Nie, Hardev Kaur, ManiMangai Mani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25965/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25965/1/Gema_25_1_14.pdf

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