Miss Lucy And Miss Emily College Essay

One of the first indications are the students at Hailsham had troubles with some of the school’s rules. Here, the students challenge the notion of “Exchanges”, and appear to assert their individual rights. But it will become clear, as the novel progresses, that Hailsham students are willing to push the rules only so far to ask for small guarantees, such as a deferral of donation, rather than a full-blown revolution alongside their chosen fates. The placidity of the students regarding this fate is one of the novel’s central questions. Lucy understands the purpose of the art that Madame collects the art is used as proof of the humanity of Hailsham students, and is, presumably, presented to others in the outside world skeptical of clones’ humanity

Here, in her “speeches” regarding order and organization during the Sales, Miss Emily seems to be instilling in the students the idea that they ought to follow the rules, and be calm and obedient throughout their lives. As Miss Emily believes, this idea of order and obligation will encourage the students to become rule-abiding carers and donors. It is insinuated, however, that this kind of gentle socialization which in another context might be called “brainwashing” is not fair to the students, or perhaps treats them with less honesty than they deserve. In some ways Kathy and Ruth's make believe here is representative of their entire lives their entire existence within Hailsham is a kind of make-believe, as are the lives they hope to have. It is all just imaginary, as they will end up being carers and then the donors and the organ donations they make will end up killing them. That Ruth is the initiator of this play also signals that she wants this normal world that she is kept apart of more than the other

Here, the idea that someone wants to “kidnap” Miss Geraldine appears innocent enough, at first, but in fact taps into some of the students’ basic fears about their world. The woods around the school, for example, are a prime place for worry and here, as above, the students recognize that the world outside Hailsham is not a kind one, and that, perhaps, their lives are more contained, or at least more “regimented,” than those of other people. Ruth’s tendency toward pretense the fact that she often claims to know about things she does not, in fact, know can lead the group into trouble. Later on, for example, in Norfolk, Ruth’s supposed knowledge of “couples’ deferrals” encourages Chrissie and Rodney to pursue the idea, even though Ruth has not heard anything about a deferral at Hailsham. Ruth seems to be the clone who most desperately wants "more" from life, and she isn't above being unkind or untruthful to feel like it is a possibility for her. Kathy's confusion about why she was loyal to Ruth suggests both her native loyalty to her friends regardless of their behavior, but also suggests that perhaps what she was loyal to was the idea of the possible kidnapping rather than to Ruth herself. That ridiculous story gave meaning to their lives, gave them purpose. To give it up is to give up that purpose. Kathy is honest with herself about the ways in which she chafed at Ruth’s