Never Let Me Go Tape Moment Flashcards
repetition, shows Madame’s actions and response to seeing Kathy holding the baby, impactful moment as Madame normally shows fear towards students, + Madame has realised that clones are human and have dreams
‘Sobbing and sobbing’
Kathy’s reaction to seeing Madame stood in the door way, simple sentence, feels embarrassed to be seen doing this
“I froze in shock”
What Kathy says to Madame, upsetting to audience that Kathy expects such a violent response for her actions (clones have little freedom?) , questions how good her childhood was at hailsham
“Come into the room, shout at me, hit me even”
Kathy singing along to the tape at these specific lyrics, second baby is in italics showing her desire to have a baby, makes us sympathise with her especially as she is the narrator
‘Oh baby, baby never let me go’
Metaphor to how she sees this scenario as a dream, shows her want to be a mother (which will never happen), ‘jerk’ is quite an aggressive verb to show it will take a lot to take her away from this dream
‘Jerk me out of my dream’
Shows how the clones don’t fully understand what is going to happen to them, shows lack of emotion as she doesn’t understand why Madame is crying (clones don’t fully understand emotions)
‘The odd thing was she was crying’
She doesn’t have a family so this tape is the closest she will get to her mother ‘most’, Kathy never wants to let go of her dream (and hailsham), misinterprets the lyrics shows her naivety and her strong desire to have a family
‘My most precious possession’
What does Kathy interpret this song to be about?
A young mother who’s told she can’t have a baby but miraculously has one and will never let it go
What does the song symbolise?
The depths of human love and the fear of losing someone that you love
What does the fact that Kathy misinterprets the song show?
That she has maternal instincts. It also reflects her position because she is unable to have kids . Creating sympathy
