Finally, we get an answer!! (Never Let Me Go- 9)

"'Your lives are set out for you. You'll become adult, then before you're old, before you're even middle-aged, you'll start to donate your vital organs. That's what each of you was created to do.'" (page 81)

I am so happy that every thing makes so much more sense now! It seems like all of the questions I have had since the beginning of the book have been answered. To be honest, I'm not really surprised about this revelation. I knew that there was something really strange about Hailsham and there was a big secret that the children did not know about. However, I was really surprised at the kids reaction to this news. I guess they didn't have much of a reaction to this because they don't know anything other than the life they live at Hailsham. They are unaware of the outside world and what they will miss out on. There is a extreme difference between the way Miss Lucy felt about this and the way the kids reacted to the news. Not only did this chapter answer many questions that I had from the beginning of the book, but it also explained the motivation of the teachers at Hailsham. This fact shows why Miss Lucy had always been so different and sad sometimes. This explains why Madame was crying when she saw Kathy hold the pillow as if it were her baby.  The motivation behind these characters behaving this way was all because of the fact that these children will not be able to have a normal life. There is still one thing that I am very curious about. How did these children get to Hailsham and why are they destined to live their lives this way. Who did this to these children?

There is a similarity between Never Let Me Go and Brave New World in this revelation. In Brave New World the characters didn't really have control over their lives. The people were raised in a society and forced to behave a certain way.They were no longer apart of their world. In this book, these children have no control over their lives. They have been told what their purpose is and there is no way that they can stop this. Just as I did when reading Brave New World,  I really do feel bad for these people. They cannot escape the life that they were created to fulfill.