Never Let Me Go Flashcards
memory plays an important role in both remains and never let me go because of the first person narrative that is exercised. Kathy memories are how she assess her past decisions.
The memories I value most, I don’t see them ever fading. I lost Ruth, then I lost Tommy, but I won’t lose my memories of them.
Critical quote about Never Let me Go about the underlying messages.
‘Never let me go seems to be about the ethical dilemmas presented to us by cloning, but it is first of all an analysis of the complexities of human relationships, and cloning itself may be read as a metaphor for any number of modes of exclusions. ‘
straighten out K old memories so that she can assess how her tommy and ruth’s friendships evolved.
“I’ve been getting this urge to order all these old memories…”
Ruth assesses her relationships to, acknowledges her part in keeping Tommy and Kathy apart.
bildungsroman, Ruth changed from harsh to a compassionate friend.
“What I want is for you to put it right. Put right what I messed up for you”
both protagonists (K and S) cry at the end, apex in their journey of emotional reassessment.
This is the pinnacle moment when Kathy understands that although brief, she achieved true love, more than Stevens ever achieved as a tragic hero.
Stevens: “Oh dear, mate. Here you want a hankie? I’ve got one somewhere…
Kathy: “. . . . and though the tears rolled down my face, I wasn’t sobbing”
both characters on a journey: Kathy and Stevens are on an emotional and physical.
‘Driving around the country now, I still see things that will remind me of Hailsham.’
