EUPHEMISTIC LANGUAGE, HARSH TRUTHS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE, EXISTENCE, AND INSTITUTIONAL POWER IN NEVER LET ME GO

Abstract

This research article aims to analyze the use of euphemistic language in the novel Never Let Me Go (2005) by Ishiguro in order to soften the harsh reality, soften the situations and to normalize the horrendous acts in Hailsham institution. This is qualitative research. The researcher has specifically focused on the use of words like donation, carer and the students (clones) whose organs are donated. The entire study has been analyzed through the perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis (CD). In this novel, the polite language has been used in order to make the harsh and terrible acts seem normal, acceptable and common. Moreover, this article has also focused on the mentality of the students that has been shaped and designed by the Hailsham institution. The language has the power to control the lives and psyche of the students to un unhealthy degree. This article is the paragon to show brutal reality under the disguise of euphemistic language.