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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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.
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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 |
spellingShingle | Bożena Kucała 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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