"The moon wasn't quite full, but it was bright enough, and I could make out in the mid-distance, near where the field began to fall away, Tommy's figure, raging, shouting, flinging his fists and kicking out." - Never Let Me Go, page 274.
This part of the book was so sad and when I watched the movie it actually made me want to cry! It was like the breaking point. How could the world be so cruel to these "creatures," as Madame called them. It just seemed so unfair. Tommy had been able to handle himself and control his anger for years and now, it all just came flowing out. The love between these two was so strong and Tommy knew that it was all going to end soon because he was going to die. Hopefully our world never comes to this, to where people are created just for the sake of saving others and donating their vital organs. It would just be horrible. How could anyone justify the killing of one person in order to save another? That is the choice of God and acting as God is a sin.
"I half-closed my eyes and imagined...and if I waited long enough, a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field, and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy, and he'd wave, maybe even call." - Never Let Me Go, page 287.
Now I would like to take time discussing my reaction to the end of the novel. I can with full certainty say that I liked this book a lot more than Brave New World. I found it more relatable and it was much more interesting. It captured my attention from the very beginning. Like I said before, I hope our world doesn't find itself in the same situation as this one. Although it is wonderful that they tried to find a way to cure all the diseases and illness that kill people, I think they went about it the wrong way. It is better to find a cure with medicine and other things like that than to use people's bodies for donations all the while knowing it will kill that person. When I read the last paragraph of the book, I was filled with saddness because it showed how affected by everything Kathy felt. She lost both people she loved. The world created a situation where these people were forced to live a life they did not want. I just can't imagine how they felt, giving up their own lives to save others and wondering if it was really all worth it.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Simile
"I thought about Hailsham closing, and how it was like someone coming along with a pair of shears and snipping the balloon strings just where they entwined above the man's fist." - Never Let Me Go, page 213.
The purpose of this simile and what makes is so important is that is shows Kathy's real feelings about Hailsham. The reader can see that Kathy saw Hailsham as the glue that kept everyone together. Students that came from there were like a family that could always come together again whenever they liked because they had a commonality. Finding out that Hailsham was closing was like finding out that a parent had died (It probably wasn't so emotional but you get the point.). That was where everyone had come from and it was like a part of them was being taken away. Roger said, though, that he "supposed it wouldn't make a difference to the likes of [them] any more." I agree with him on this. Just because Hailsham is gone doesn't mean that Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy aren't great friends. Time will continue pass and if anything, this moment should make the three of them even closer friends. They should cherish each other and realize that what they have is absolutely wonderful.
The purpose of this simile and what makes is so important is that is shows Kathy's real feelings about Hailsham. The reader can see that Kathy saw Hailsham as the glue that kept everyone together. Students that came from there were like a family that could always come together again whenever they liked because they had a commonality. Finding out that Hailsham was closing was like finding out that a parent had died (It probably wasn't so emotional but you get the point.). That was where everyone had come from and it was like a part of them was being taken away. Roger said, though, that he "supposed it wouldn't make a difference to the likes of [them] any more." I agree with him on this. Just because Hailsham is gone doesn't mean that Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy aren't great friends. Time will continue pass and if anything, this moment should make the three of them even closer friends. They should cherish each other and realize that what they have is absolutely wonderful.
Drama In The Churchyard
It wasn't that I thought I'd burst into tears or lose my temper or anything like that. But I decided just to turn and go. Even later that day, I realised this was a bad mistake. All I can say is that at the time what I feared more than anything was that one or the other of them would stalk off first, and I'd be left with the remaining one. - Never Let Me Go, page 195.
When I read this part of the novel I couldn't quite understand why Kathy had done what she did. Stalking off solved nothing and actually I think it only created more problems, making it seem as though she was somehow angry with the both of them. It created a rift between their friendship which she explains doesn't totally get solved. She tried to explain herself by saying she was afraid of being left with the other person if one of them walked away before her but this seems like a bad excuse for what she did. I honestly think she was too embarrassed by what she had done that she just didn't want to deal with the consequences of her actions. She should have stood up for Tommy because she knew deep down that his drawing were good and I know she would have told him otherwise if she felt differently. She was just trying to make herself look good in front of Ruth. Kathy was put in an awkward situation when Ruth confronted her about how she got her tape. She was only trying to keep their friendship alive when she laughed with Ruth about Tommy's drawings, but I think that she should have stood up for Tommy in the churchyard, especially since Tommy has never done anything cruel to her like this before.
When I read this part of the novel I couldn't quite understand why Kathy had done what she did. Stalking off solved nothing and actually I think it only created more problems, making it seem as though she was somehow angry with the both of them. It created a rift between their friendship which she explains doesn't totally get solved. She tried to explain herself by saying she was afraid of being left with the other person if one of them walked away before her but this seems like a bad excuse for what she did. I honestly think she was too embarrassed by what she had done that she just didn't want to deal with the consequences of her actions. She should have stood up for Tommy because she knew deep down that his drawing were good and I know she would have told him otherwise if she felt differently. She was just trying to make herself look good in front of Ruth. Kathy was put in an awkward situation when Ruth confronted her about how she got her tape. She was only trying to keep their friendship alive when she laughed with Ruth about Tommy's drawings, but I think that she should have stood up for Tommy in the churchyard, especially since Tommy has never done anything cruel to her like this before.
Anaphora
"Because however sympathetic they were, I could see that deep down they were relieved. They were relieved things had turned out the way they had; that they were in a position to comfort Ruth, instead of being left behind in the wake of a dizzying boost to her hopes. They were relieved they wouldn't have to face, more starkly than ever, the notion which fascinated and nagged and scared them: this notion of thiers that there were all kinds of possibilities open to us Hailsham students that weren't open to them." - Never Let Me Go, page 165.
This quote is an example of the literary term called an anaphora. The word relieved is repeated twice at the beginnings of two sentences. The purpose of the anaphora is to show just how, literally, relieved Chrissie and Rodney were that everyone agreed that the woman in the office was not Ruth's possible. As it is said in the quote, Chrissie and Rodney feel like Hailsham students have it better. The reader has been able to see this throughout the entire time the two characters have been a part of the novel. The anaphora shows how happy Chrissie and Rodney were to see things not work out for a Hailsham student for once. I just think it was awful of the two to invite Ruth on this trip getting her hopes up for seeing her possible when they probably knew all along that the woman was not really her. They were so caught up in wanting to find out how to get a defferal, inviting the three just because they were from Hailsham and they assumed that they would know how to get a deferral as if they had better opportunities than the rest, that they didn't really care about how Ruth would feel if the woman didn't look to be the person she was modeled after.
This quote is an example of the literary term called an anaphora. The word relieved is repeated twice at the beginnings of two sentences. The purpose of the anaphora is to show just how, literally, relieved Chrissie and Rodney were that everyone agreed that the woman in the office was not Ruth's possible. As it is said in the quote, Chrissie and Rodney feel like Hailsham students have it better. The reader has been able to see this throughout the entire time the two characters have been a part of the novel. The anaphora shows how happy Chrissie and Rodney were to see things not work out for a Hailsham student for once. I just think it was awful of the two to invite Ruth on this trip getting her hopes up for seeing her possible when they probably knew all along that the woman was not really her. They were so caught up in wanting to find out how to get a defferal, inviting the three just because they were from Hailsham and they assumed that they would know how to get a deferral as if they had better opportunities than the rest, that they didn't really care about how Ruth would feel if the woman didn't look to be the person she was modeled after.
Motivation
"And somthing told me we were coming to what was, for Chrissie and Rodney, the central purpose of this whole expedition." - Never Let Me Go, page 153.
The quote above is a great example of the literary term called motivation. Chrissie and Rodney had invited the three Hailsham friends (Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy) to come to Norfolk with them because they claimed to have found Ruth's possible (the person Ruth was modeled after when she was created). Once I heard Chrissie say she wanted to talk to the group about something I figured that maybe they had never seen Ruth's possible at all. Maybe it was all just a scam to get them away so they could talk to the group, personally, and away from everyone else. My suspicions were proved to be true when they later went to find the possible and it turned out that the woman didn't look to be Ruth's possible at all. Ruth got pretty angry about it, as expected, but it just showed how desperate Chrissie and Rodney were to get a deferral. It showed how couples would probably do anything to prevent the donations process even if it was for a couple of years. I bet some people just pretend to be in love so they could push their donations back for awhile.
The quote above is a great example of the literary term called motivation. Chrissie and Rodney had invited the three Hailsham friends (Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy) to come to Norfolk with them because they claimed to have found Ruth's possible (the person Ruth was modeled after when she was created). Once I heard Chrissie say she wanted to talk to the group about something I figured that maybe they had never seen Ruth's possible at all. Maybe it was all just a scam to get them away so they could talk to the group, personally, and away from everyone else. My suspicions were proved to be true when they later went to find the possible and it turned out that the woman didn't look to be Ruth's possible at all. Ruth got pretty angry about it, as expected, but it just showed how desperate Chrissie and Rodney were to get a deferral. It showed how couples would probably do anything to prevent the donations process even if it was for a couple of years. I bet some people just pretend to be in love so they could push their donations back for awhile.
Allusion
"That's why she often looked more like the Wicked Witch than a movie star - an impression reinforced by her irritating way of jabbing you with a finger the second before she said something to you." - Never Let Me Go, page 141.
External Conflict
"She watched me carefully, then did a laugh, as though to say: 'We're still friends, aren't we?' But I didn't find anything to laugh about in this last remark of hers. I just picked up my book and walked off without another word." - Never Let Me Go, page 125.
This quote from the novel is a good example of an external conflict. It also is a good example of Ruth and Kathy's friendship being put to the test. It almost seems like the two are always trying to "one up" the other. Honestly, I think that both parties are at fault here. Kathy started the whole arguement when she told Ruth it looked daft the way she copied what Chrissie and Rodney were always doing. Then, being Ruth's personality, she came back hard. She became defensive and when given the right opportunity, began to attack Kathy. The thing is, though, Ruth and Kathy have been friends for so long. I don't think this argument will come between them too much. Hopefully, they will put everything behind them. I already know that later they will stay friends since Kathy becomes Ruth's carer and so this arguement shouldn't break their friendship too bad.
This quote from the novel is a good example of an external conflict. It also is a good example of Ruth and Kathy's friendship being put to the test. It almost seems like the two are always trying to "one up" the other. Honestly, I think that both parties are at fault here. Kathy started the whole arguement when she told Ruth it looked daft the way she copied what Chrissie and Rodney were always doing. Then, being Ruth's personality, she came back hard. She became defensive and when given the right opportunity, began to attack Kathy. The thing is, though, Ruth and Kathy have been friends for so long. I don't think this argument will come between them too much. Hopefully, they will put everything behind them. I already know that later they will stay friends since Kathy becomes Ruth's carer and so this arguement shouldn't break their friendship too bad.
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