Never Let Me Go

Question 1

Paragraphs for friendship?

Answer 1

• everlasting
• t/r/k
• superficial
• children
• adults
• end of novel
• proof of clones humanity

Question 2

Signs of loss of hope in the novel?

Answer 2

• miss Lucy’s speech (you’ll never go to America”)
• Ruth’s possible
• discussions about the gallery (“sweety gums”-Ruth shoots down Tommy)
• missed Emily/Madame and deferrals
• humans were able to move on from Hailsham, clones haven’t

Question 3

Signs of hope?

Answer 3

• Tommy and Kathy with the deferrals
• Rodney and Chrissie with the deferrals
• Tommy and Kathy’s relationship
• Tommy and his artwork (conversation with miss Lucy)

Question 4

Why is it not a dystopian novel?

Answer 4

• inconclusive- no real ending
• we have no real insight into what is happening
• no uprising- no desire to uprise, normalised

Question 5

Quote for miss Lucy’s speech?

Answer 5

“If you’re to live decent lives, you have to know who you are and what lies ahead of you”

Question 6

Quote from Ruth about clones?

Answer 6

“We’re modelled from trash”

Question 7

Miss Lucy to Tommy about creativity?

Answer 7

“If I didn’t want to be creative…that was perfectly all right.”

Question 8

Quote about students at Hailsham when smoking is mentioned?

Answer 8

“You’re…special”

Question 9

Miss Lucy to the children?

Answer 9

“You’ve been told and not told”

Question 10

How is the theme of humanity portrayed in the novel?

Answer 10

• clones- raised like cattle to be slaughtered
• clones- have little rights (told what to do (they), dystopian society)
• Tommy- really understands/displays emotions (scene with Kathy and the magazines)
• Hailsham- institute is one of a kind (battery farms, free range)