Never Let Me Go - Kathy's life
NEVER LET ME GO – KATHY H’S ROAD TO LIFE:
HAILSHAM:
Kathy reminisces about her time at Hailsham and events involving her two most important friends. Ruth, a charismatic but manipulative and dishonest ‘queen bee’ and Tommy, a kind boy with a bad temper who is disliked by the other students.
She recalls watching Tommy from the sports pavilion where the girls and his friends bullied him. Kathy was concerned that Tommy would get mud on his favourite shirt so she tried to interfere with the tantrum he was having, but he accidently hit her in the face. However, Kathy didn't hold a grudge against Tommy for it.
At Hailsham, art was an important part of student culture, and a student’s social status was often tied to the quality of their ‘creations’.
Tommy lacked in art talent and Miss Geraldine wasn’t too pleased about it. Tommy eventually stopped throwing tantrums and Tommy told Kathy that Miss Lucy, a guardian, had a long talk with Tommy about his lack in art talent and told him it was alright to not be creative.
At Hailsham, a mysterious woman who is know as Madame took the students’ best artwork to a place off-campus called a Gallery.
Kathy also flashes back to the time when she was 7 when she first became friends with Ruth. She remembers a time when they were playing a pretend game called ‘secret guard’.
This is where a group of girls would pretend to be bodyguards of Miss Geraldine, their favourite guardian. They imagine a plot to kidnap Miss Geraldine and take her into the woods that surround Hailsham.
Also Kathy remembers chess being a popular game at Hailsham. Ruth often commented on people’s games when she saw them playing, because of this, Kathy assumed she was very good at chess and ask if she could teach her. However, it soon becomes clear that Ruth doesn't know anything about the game and Kathy is discussed and walks away and because of this Kathy is excluded from the ’secret guard’.
Three years later, Kathy notices that Ruth has a flashy
HAILSHAM:
Kathy reminisces about her time at Hailsham and events involving her two most important friends. Ruth, a charismatic but manipulative and dishonest ‘queen bee’ and Tommy, a kind boy with a bad temper who is disliked by the other students.
She recalls watching Tommy from the sports pavilion where the girls and his friends bullied him. Kathy was concerned that Tommy would get mud on his favourite shirt so she tried to interfere with the tantrum he was having, but he accidently hit her in the face. However, Kathy didn't hold a grudge against Tommy for it.
At Hailsham, art was an important part of student culture, and a student’s social status was often tied to the quality of their ‘creations’.
Tommy lacked in art talent and Miss Geraldine wasn’t too pleased about it. Tommy eventually stopped throwing tantrums and Tommy told Kathy that Miss Lucy, a guardian, had a long talk with Tommy about his lack in art talent and told him it was alright to not be creative.
At Hailsham, a mysterious woman who is know as Madame took the students’ best artwork to a place off-campus called a Gallery.
Kathy also flashes back to the time when she was 7 when she first became friends with Ruth. She remembers a time when they were playing a pretend game called ‘secret guard’.
This is where a group of girls would pretend to be bodyguards of Miss Geraldine, their favourite guardian. They imagine a plot to kidnap Miss Geraldine and take her into the woods that surround Hailsham.
Also Kathy remembers chess being a popular game at Hailsham. Ruth often commented on people’s games when she saw them playing, because of this, Kathy assumed she was very good at chess and ask if she could teach her. However, it soon becomes clear that Ruth doesn't know anything about the game and Kathy is discussed and walks away and because of this Kathy is excluded from the ’secret guard’.
Three years later, Kathy notices that Ruth has a flashy