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?

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

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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?

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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?

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What effect does 'hope' have on the characters?

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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