Discovery Journal Writing
Never Let Me Go — Chapter 7
I am curious whether there is a reason, or a meaning of some kind, behind Ishiguro naming the characters. I have read that whoever with the name Lucy, will always bring anything they start to completion. And I think this description fits the character Miss Lucy in Never Let Me Go.
This chapter is mainly about Kathy's reminiscence of Miss Lucy, there were several flashbacks (of course, all in different time and place, the typical storytelling style of Kathy's). Just like the mentioned description above, Miss Lucy does not stop doing whatever she has started. In the previous chapters, she started giving the students a few clues about their terrible fate. …show more content…
But I’m not." This quotation does question whether it is better to be oblivious to something and continue life happily or to know about it and risk being told something you are not prepared or happy to hear. Miss Lucy decides that in this case, it is better for the students to be told about their futures and for them to know what will eventually come of them, rather than stay not knowing and unaware of the future they have been created to pursue.
Miss Lucy is the complete opposite of Miss Emily, in terms of their mindset. Miss Lucy has the minority opinion at Hailsham. She wants to tell the students the truth. In contrast, Miss Emily firmly believes that curiosity kills the cat (or, clones here).
This reminds me of those times my parents lie to me to shield me from something they think I was not ready to know, yet. I remember just how much I hated that as a kid. There is a mighty fine line between lying to someone and protecting them and Never Let Me Go plays with that line. You might agree with Miss Emily that ignorance is bliss. Or you might agree with Miss Lucy that it's better for the Hailsham students to know their fate. And here is one "big" question: Are the Hailsham guardians really providing protection for the kids by lying and keeping things from
Never Let Me Go — Chapter 7
I am curious whether there is a reason, or a meaning of some kind, behind Ishiguro naming the characters. I have read that whoever with the name Lucy, will always bring anything they start to completion. And I think this description fits the character Miss Lucy in Never Let Me Go.
This chapter is mainly about Kathy's reminiscence of Miss Lucy, there were several flashbacks (of course, all in different time and place, the typical storytelling style of Kathy's). Just like the mentioned description above, Miss Lucy does not stop doing whatever she has started. In the previous chapters, she started giving the students a few clues about their terrible fate. …show more content…
But I’m not." This quotation does question whether it is better to be oblivious to something and continue life happily or to know about it and risk being told something you are not prepared or happy to hear. Miss Lucy decides that in this case, it is better for the students to be told about their futures and for them to know what will eventually come of them, rather than stay not knowing and unaware of the future they have been created to pursue.
Miss Lucy is the complete opposite of Miss Emily, in terms of their mindset. Miss Lucy has the minority opinion at Hailsham. She wants to tell the students the truth. In contrast, Miss Emily firmly believes that curiosity kills the cat (or, clones here).
This reminds me of those times my parents lie to me to shield me from something they think I was not ready to know, yet. I remember just how much I hated that as a kid. There is a mighty fine line between lying to someone and protecting them and Never Let Me Go plays with that line. You might agree with Miss Emily that ignorance is bliss. Or you might agree with Miss Lucy that it's better for the Hailsham students to know their fate. And here is one "big" question: Are the Hailsham guardians really providing protection for the kids by lying and keeping things from