Never Let Me Go 12

"We all know it. We're modelled from trash. Junkies, prostitutes, winos, tramps. Convicts, maybe, just so long as they aren't psychos. That's what we come from. We all know it , so why don't we just say it?" pg. 166

Up until now, I thought Kathy and her friends were at peace with their destines and how they were created. But, with Ruth going on this rant, I see that each one of them is extremely fearful of donations and uneasy about their creation. I think that they were all just trying to mask their insecurities and play it off like it was no big deal. But, they truly want to be like normal humans and live normal lives. They dream of working and being with the person that they love. I think the only thing that keeps them going from day to day is their daydreams about a different life. When they look at their lives objectively, they see that they have no real importance as people, that their life up until the time of donation doesn't matter. It must be so incredibly difficult to live a life like that, knowing they wouldn't be accepted in society if people knew they were clones. My sympathy grows more and more for them each chapter. I wonder why they are aloud to venture into the real world. I would think that being around normal people would stir up unnecessary emotions, like it did for Ruth. As hard as it would probably be, I think that the clones should remain isolated from the rest of the world until their donations, so that they don't know about a life better than their own. But really, I don't think there is any good way for the clones to be raised. It would be a difficult situation for them no matter what.