"The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way."
Never Let Me Go pg 81
My favorite character, Miss Lucy, finally adresses the children as they ought to be adressed. It recurring throughout the novel that these children know nothing about their future and their destiny. I always found it strange that they spoke so strongly of art and local geography, but not one chapter is mathematics or human interaction outside the Hailsham walls. Similarly, this motif of hiding the real purpose of the boarding school is used by the author. Ishiguro always beats around the bush when it comes to donations. To me, this is the biggest part of these children's lives so one would think it would visibly be a part of everything they do, but at the same time how could one be a kid if they know they'd never be an adult? Even as Kathy nears donations, moments such as Miss Lucy's outburst stand out strongly in her memory. Miss Lucy is one of Kathy's role models, I would say, because she told the students the truth in a way they could comprehend it instead of avoiding the question or explaining it in a complex way that a prepubescent child could never understand. I'm hoping that this ignorance motif is over now, and everything is out in the open, leaving donations to be the only troublesome motif left at Hailsham. However, that's a terrible destiny to look forward to. In this case, is ignorace bliss?
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