tion of Hailsham deliberately keeps the clones in the dark about their fate to elicit compliance. A poignant example of this is when Miss Emily tells the clones that at Hailsham they have been “told and not told.” Ishiguro employs ambiguous language here, as it is unknown to both the reader and the reader what they haven’t been told. It is only revealed later that what Miss Emily is referring to is the fact that key information that would make their fates apparent to the clones is being withheld in order to keep the clones from rebelling against their inevitable deaths.Another use of ambiguous language used for this purpose is the euphemisms used by Hailsham deliberately keep the clones ignorant about their fate. The term ‘donor’ is used to describe a clone that is undergoing organ harvesting. Eventually, these ‘donations’ result in ‘completion’, which is a euphemism for the death of a clone. In the same way we he institution of Hailsham deliberately uses euphemisms like this to mask the horrific reality of the clones and this is done to maintain compliance. Ishiguro deliberately reveals the true meaning o
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