Moment 2: Chapter 7 Miss Lucy tells the donors what they are Flashcards
“I remember wondering…”
“I remember wondering if there wasn’t something a bit odd about her posture […] she looked like a crouching animal waiting to pounce.”
“Drops from the overhanging…”
“Drops from the overhanging gutter were only just missing her - but she seemed to show no sign of caring.”
“I remember actually…”
“I remember actually convincing myself that there was nothing unusual in all this.”
“Her back was against the rail…”
“Her back was against the rail, and the rainy sky behind her.”
” ‘I can’t listen…’ “
” ‘I can’t listen to you anymore and keep silent […] it’s time someone spelt it out.’ “
” ‘There’s just too much talk…’ “
” ‘There’s just too much talk like this […] it’s been allowed to go on, and its’ not right.’ “
” ‘None of you will go to America…’ “
” ‘None of you will go to America, none of you will be film stars. And non of you will be working in supermarkets.’ “
” ‘ You’ll become adults…’ “
” ‘ Your lives are set out for you. You’ll become adults, 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.’ “
” ‘It’s not so bad now…’ “
” ‘It’s not so bad now […] maybe the sun will come out too.’ “
“But I knew…”
“But I knew before she said another word it would be something more.”
“ ‘The problem, as I see it…’ “
“ ‘The problem, as I see it, is that you’ve been told and not told. […] none of you really understand.’ “
“ ‘You’re not like the actors…’ “
“ ‘You’re not like the actors you watch on your videos, you’re not even like me. You were brought into this world for a purpose, and your futures, all of them have been decided.’ “
“ ‘If you’re to have decent lives…’ “
“ ‘If you’re to have decent lives, you have to know who you are and what lies ahead of you, every one of you.’ “
