Thes Never Let Me Go - 2116 Words

Many organizations and institutions worldwide use a form of bureaucracy to an extent. Specifically, educational institutions or â€Å"schools† mimic bureaucracies. Lowood Institution from Charlotte Brontà «Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s Jane Eyre and Hailsham from Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go are prime examples of educational institutions using a bureaucratic arrangement. Although set in two different centuries, both Lowood and Hailsham prove that not only have schools been using bureaucratic structures for centuries, but also that bureaucracy in schools can help to achieve maximum efficiency and exude a negative demeanor. Elisabetta Gualmini states in that in Weberian bureaucracies there are careers that require â€Å"legal training, are on a seniority and hierarchal system, and people are forced to comply to strict rules† (76). Similarly, Meier, Polinard and Wrinkle state that bureaucracies try â€Å"to institutionalize its demands on the school system by establishing rulesâ €  (591). Regulation on schools depends on basic bureaucratic rules according to Christian Maroy (72). Meier, Polinard and Wrinkle continue by saying that schools â€Å"[design] procedures that permit monitoring, and [restrict] discretion in the school system. Thus, democracy produces rules and leads to rigidity.† Furthermore, when schools are forced to meet so many demands and follow so many rules â€Å"[they] become too bureaucratic to respond to [peoples’] demands for quality education† (591). Lowood and Hailsham are both bureaucracies. They follow a