Never Let Me Go 16

"I'd meant us, all the students who'd grown up with me and were now spread across the country, carers and donors, all separated now but still somehow linked by the place we'd come from." -pg. 212

At this point in the book, Kathy has finished talking about her time at Hailsham and the Cottages and is talking about her current time as a donor. Particularly, we find out that Hailsham has closed. Shocked and upset, Kathy reflects on this, and I would like to reflect as well. The whole point of the connections of the characters in this book is the fact they all went to Hailsham. Yes, we meet new characters at the Cottages, but all the talk is still at Hailsham. The closing of Hailsham represents the closing of a huge chapter in Kathy's life, as well as the rest of the students. In the book particularly, it represents the closing of the stories of Hailsham. We now move into a new chapter in Kathy's life, which is her life as a carer. The closing of Hailsham lets the reader know we are moving on to a point in Kathy's life where she reflects and learns new things.