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Quotes
- 'My name is Kathy H.'
- Opening line
- simple structure and content reflects apparent simplicity of Kathy's existence
- as clone to provide organs (although also carer so)
- created for purpose
- lack of identity
- part of marginal group
- part of marginal group
- lack of identity
- created for purpose
- as clone to provide organs (although also carer so)
- simple structure and content reflects apparent simplicity of Kathy's existence
- Opening line
- 'I don't know how it was where you were'
- Addressed to other clones
- Expects to be ignored by 'normal' society
- highlights how clones' existence is ignored by society
- Criticism of our society
- We ignore problems in other countries
- Like separate worlds
- Blissful and willing ignorance causes crimes against humanity
- Blissful and willing ignorance causes crimes against humanity
- Like separate worlds
- We ignore problems in other countries
- Criticism of our society
- highlights how clones' existence is ignored by society
- Expects to be ignored by 'normal' society
- Addressed to other clones
- 'when you get a chance to choose ... you choose your own kind. That's natural.'
- mirrors human society in book
- choose their lives over the clones
- HOWEVER they are genetically the same as the clones
- larger criticism of our society
- ignoring plights in other countries because they're 'not like us'
- distance ourselves for our own peace of mind
- blissful ignorance/ apathy
- Key theme
- Key theme
- blissful ignorance/ apathy
- distance ourselves for our own peace of mind
- ignoring plights in other countries because they're 'not like us'
- larger criticism of our society
- HOWEVER they are genetically the same as the clones
- choose their lives over the clones
- Is it natural?
- Criticising this mentality
- Criticising this mentality
- mirrors human society in book
- 'these days, of course, there are fewer and fewer donors left who I remember
- repeated use of 'of course'
- unquestionable
- Institutionalised into believing society cannot change
- to live unquestioningly of the powers above them
- Critique
- of conformity to society
- generraly believing everything you hear
- No progress made and injustices are allowed to be made
- No progress made and injustices are allowed to be made
- of conformity to society
- Critique
- to live unquestioningly of the powers above them
- Institutionalised into believing society cannot change
- unquestionable
- repeated use of 'of course'
- 'Donors'
- Euphamistic language
- Connotes voluntary
- In a sense is
- Never even consider not 'donating' and 'completeing'
- The way we view dying - can only prolong the inevitable
- The way we view dying - can only prolong the inevitable
- Never even consider not 'donating' and 'completeing'
- In a sense is
- Connotes voluntary
- 'Complete'
- Euphamistic language
- 'Carers'
- Left to look after themselves
- As they are slowly killed
- Become their own jailers
- Critique of society
- Agree to social conventions when you DON'T HAVE TO
- People don't realise and continue to limit themselves because they don't QUESTION
- Institutionalised
- Willful ignorance
- Institutionalised
- Conformity
- People don't realise and continue to limit themselves because they don't QUESTION
- Agree to social conventions when you DON'T HAVE TO
- Critique of society
- Become their own jailers
- As they are slowly killed
- Left to look after themselves
- 'Never Let Me Go'
- Title
- Theme: INTIMACY
- Get told this theme from offset
- Get told this theme from offset
- Theme: INTIMACY
- Line from Kathy's favourite Judy Bridgewater song
- 1. Kathy's interpretation: about a newborn baby
- 2. Judy's interpretation: lover
- About intimacy
- Pillow-baby/ motherhood
- Clones sterilised
- Clones sterilised
- Romantic relationships
- Tommy and Ruth
- Kathy and Tommy
- Referals
- Referals
- The Weaselies
- Tommy and Ruth
- Friendships
- Kathy and Ruth
- Toxic
- Manipulative
- Toxic
- Ruth and Tommy
- Unhealthy
- Unhealthy
- Kathy and Tommy
- Kathy = Over-dependant on Tommy
- Clingy
- A little bit unreciprocated
- Basically did a Ruth
- Projected own feelings onto Tommy
- Belittled him
- Put herself before him
- Projected own feelings onto Tommy
- Basically did a Ruth
- Wanted him to be the answer
- Referrals, would change her life, make her something special etc.
- Didn't
- Disappointment at own normality
- Link to mortality
- Beiieving we're invncible / special
- What's the point when we realise we are not?
- What's the point when we realise we are not?
- Beiieving we're invncible / special
- Link to mortality
- Disappointment at own normality
- Didn't
- Referrals, would change her life, make her something special etc.
- Clingy
- Kathy = Over-dependant on Tommy
- Kathy, Ruth and Tommy
- Hailsham friends
- Kathy and Ruth
- Childhood/ past
- Hailsham
- Innocence
- Impossible to hold onto
- Futile to try
- Atmospheres
- Sadness
- Longing
- Sadness
- Futility of human existance
- Atmospheres
- Futile to try
- Impossible to hold onto
- Hailsham
- Pillow-baby/ motherhood
- 2. Judy's interpretation: lover
- 1. Kathy's interpretation: about a newborn baby
- Title
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