As many people know, the 1970s were the decade for doing everything possible to feel good in the moment. This meant that the decade was filled with pop culture such as music, drugs, arcades, cars, sex, and many other activities people enjoyed. This whole idea of making the most of the moment consumed a very popular span of time in history and will continue to go down as one of the craziest and most fun decades.
However, this idea of doing what feels good also relates to “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro as the donors in this novel were also encouraged to do what felt good. While this might not have consisted of drugs, music, cars, or many other things that were part of normal life in the 70s, it did pertain to sex. Within the novel, sex is encouraged because it feels good and they can’t get each other pregnant as they’re clones of other people. As a result of this common interest between the 70s and the novel, I think there’s a good relation between the two.
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