Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge

This article discusses the opposition of knowledge and ignorance in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Graham Swift’s Shuttlecock. While the protagonists of both novels seek knowledge, the value of knowledge is ultimately challenged. The article argues that, despite their tendency to show the pit...

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Main Author: Bożena Kucała
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pardubice 2015-12-01
Series:American and British Studies Annual
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Online Access:https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2279
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spelling doaj.art-5c72cd871e3548ffb2c1c38215231b362023-05-06T14:00:28ZengUniversity of PardubiceAmerican and British Studies Annual1803-60582788-22332015-12-018Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against KnowledgeBożena Kucała0Jagiellonian University This article discusses the opposition of knowledge and ignorance in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Graham Swift’s Shuttlecock. While the protagonists of both novels seek knowledge, the value of knowledge is ultimately challenged. The article argues that, despite their tendency to show the pitfalls of insufficient knowledge in their stories, in these two novels Ishiguro and Shift make a case for the ethical benefits of ignorance. https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2279Kazuo IshiguroGraham SwiftNever Let Me GoShuttlecockquest for knowledgecontemporary English novel
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Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
American and British Studies Annual
Kazuo Ishiguro
Graham Swift
Never Let Me Go
Shuttlecock
quest for knowledge
contemporary English novel
title Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
title_full Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
title_fullStr Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
title_short Ignorance Is Strength: Kazuo Ishiguro’s and Graham Swift’s Argument against Knowledge
title_sort ignorance is strength kazuo ishiguro s and graham swift s argument against knowledge
topic Kazuo Ishiguro
Graham Swift
Never Let Me Go
Shuttlecock
quest for knowledge
contemporary English novel
url https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2279
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