Rodney believes he has seen Ruth’s clone “parent” and follows her down to an art gallery, where they realise that it is not Ruth’s original.

With the older Cottage students, Chrissie and Rodney, the five students take a weekend trip to Norfolk. They move into the Cottages, where they prepare for their training as carers and donors. In Part Two, the three friends are now in their last year at Hailsham. That’s what each of you was created to do. You’ll become adults, then before you’re old, before you’re even middle-aged, you’ll start to donate your vital organs. Miss Lucy says: Your lives are set out for you. Kathy later understands that, as a donor, she cannot have children.Ĭhapter 7 reveals the horror of Hailsham students’ fate. That night, Kathy is caught by Madame while Kathy dances slowly and holds an imaginary baby in her arms to the song titled “Never Let Me Go”.

Kathy buys a cassette tape by a musician named Judy Bridgewater at the local school sales. Though he is relieved, he finds odd Miss Lucy’s anger during their conversation, particularly when mentioning the fate of the Hailsham students. Tommy is called into Miss Lucy’s office, who reassures him to not worry about his creativity. Tommy is an outcast of his grade due to his violent tantrums and lack of artistic ability - his art pieces are rarely chosen for the “special” Gallery selected by Madame, the co-founder of Hailsham along with Miss Emily (though, the students believe that Madame is the Head of Hailsham).

Ruth is loquacious and the leader of her grade’s clique, while Kathy is timid. Kathy becomes friends with Ruth and Tommy. Hailsham appears, at first, like any normal British boarding school with large grounds, playing fields and, more importantly at Hailsham, art classes. Part One focuses on Kathy’s childhood and schooling at Hailsham. Access Never Let Me Go Downloadable Sample Paragraph and Examples of Book Analysis here!

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