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Originally Posted by gmw
I think the medical situation is merely a prop in the story, I don't think the story itself is intended to be about cloning. The story is sci-fi only to the extent that it is an alternative history piece, and perhaps to the extent that it supposes we might segregate people like this (which should come as no surprise at all). The cloning is a prop, the donor system is a way of presenting people going to their completion willingly - as a result of the way society has segregated them and educated them.
I think fantasyfan hit it pretty close when describing the students leaving to begin their cycle of Carer-Donor-Completion. In the story, the cloning is merely a prop to implement this cycle.
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I don't agree at all. I think this is very much about using clones (who are explicitly less than human) as organ farms. That some are treated better than others leads me into thinking about how we justify "ethical veal" as opposed to the more traditional kind. After all, they're only animals, and if we treat them well, it's OK to 'complete' them onto our table.