Never Let Me Go - Characters

Question 1

Describe Kathy

Answer 1

The first person protagonist deals with the more typical problems of an adolescent including friendship, sexual relationships and questions on life’s purpose

Question 2

Describe Tommy

Answer 2

Known for his tantrums, lack of creativity and his ‘dullness’. Seems to have perceived the difficult realities of the life of a clone from a young age

Question 3

Describe Ruth

Answer 3

Complex and difficult. Pride is her greatest flaw

Question 4

Describe Miss Emily

Answer 4

Head of school. Miss Emily is mostly feared by the students - she is rather strict but helpful and is known for making long speeches

Question 5

Describe Miss Lucy

Answer 5

Known for her discomfort with the ‘abstract’ teaching methods. Believes other guardians hide or smooth over the inevitable realities of a clone’s life

Question 6

Describe Madame

Answer 6

Long thought to be Miss Emily’s superior, Madame is revealed to be co-founder of Hailsham. Believes the new world, in which clones serve as ‘organ farms’ for ‘normal’ people, is a ‘cruel’ one

Question 7

Describe Rodney and Chrissie

Answer 7

Feel that Hailsham students get preferential treatment. Want to know about deferrals.