In "Never Let Me Go", people tries to dehumanize the clones, despite their only difference being their intended purpose. "As you say, why would anyone doubt you had a soul? But I have to tell you, my dear, it wasn't something commonly held when we first set out all those years ago" (Ishiguro, 260). This quote exemplifies the idea that many assume the clones are different from them, though there is no evidence behind the idea.