Never Let Me Go - Part Two

What do the cottages represent?

• Childhood

• Adulthood

• Transitional phase between childhood and adulthood

• Growing apart

What idea symbolises the fact that their connection to Hailsham is starting to erode?

• Secrecy

• Essays

• Norfolk

• Motif of copies

In what ways does the theme of secrecy manifest at the cottages?

In no more than three sentences, sum up the significance of Ruth wishing to donate her collection to charity.

How does Ruth try to acquire power at the cottages

• Paying the veterans compliments

• Lying about deferrals

• Ignoring Ruth and Tommy at times

• Playing mind games with Kathy over Tommy's feelings for her.

What evidence do we have of Ruth's wish to have a real future?

After failing to find her "possible" what does Ruth assert that they are all modelled on?

• The guardians

• Clones

• Trash

MOTIF: What does the act of 'copying' reinforce about the characters' own status in life?

What effect does 'hope' have on the characters?

How does Ruth react when she thinks the trip to see her 'possible' might be called off?

• Secretly anxious

• Angry

• Outwardly nonchalent

• Petty and jealous