Never Let Me Go Flashcards
Who is the author?
Kazuo Ishiguro
What type of work is it and what are the genres?
It’s a dystopian novel, genres are science fiction, coming of age, dystopian, psychological
Time and place the book was written and the year of first publication?
England, 1990; 2005
Who is the narrator and what type is it?
Kathy H., first person
What is the setting time and place in the book?
Late 1990’s, her memories 1970. Place: England, Norfolk, Dover, Kingsfield, Hailsham, Cottages
What is a dystopian novel?
it is relating to a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future
Who are donors in the novel, who completed at what donation?
People who donate their vital organs (Ruth after the second, Tommy after fourth)
Who are carers in the novel?
Clones who haven’t started donations and help donors recover after their donations
What is the name of the cassette tape that Tommy bought Kathy and where did he buy it? What is the nickname for that place?
Judy Bridgewater: Songs After Dark, he bought it in Norfolk aka the Lost corner in a second hand store.
Whose departure from the school shocks the students? Why?
Miss Lucy’s. They don’t expect that, especially Tommy is devastated.
What are the Exchanges and Sales?
Exchanges are art exhibitions at which the students can trade their works with one another, and then purchase works with school-issued tokens.
Sales are a monthly event, where students use their tokens to purchase toys, clothes and other objects brought form the outside world.
