Never Let Me Go 1

"And anyway, if I'd never started choosing, how would I ever have got close to Ruth and Tommy after all those years." pg. 4

Well, I'm on to book number two. The first major difference I noticed in the book was the point of view. It's first person as compared to third in Brave New World. I think this will provide the readers with more insight to the main character, Kathy H. Ishiguro implements rhetorical questions that lead to the use of flashbacks.  The flashbacks seem to have a nostalgic feel to them; however, I think that certain aspects of them may contain a dark mystery. I don't know why, but I feel like there is something that is being purposely omitted from Kathy's memory of Hailsham. I don't think Hailsham is as perfect as she claims to remember. I was also a little confused by the terminology of "carers" and "donors." Hopefully this will be explained soon. I just hope that this novel isn't as out there as Brave New World was.

Brave New World 10

"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once." pg. 139

After accepting Bernard's invitation to go to London, John is eager to encounter civilized people. I think that is completely normal and expected given the life he has lived so far. Through flashbacks to John's childhood, we learn how truly savage these Indians are. When they were first referred to as "savages," I thought that Bernard was just over exaggerating, but I now think they really do fit their description. The Indians whipped and stoned John just because he was different. There is really not much difference between the civilized and uncivilized people in their treatment of outcasts. They both resort to abuse. The uncivilized use physical abuse, where as the civilized use mental abuse. Either way, it is still very hurtful to the individual that is different. As if the abuse from the Indians wasn't enough, John was constantly reminded of how he ruined his "mother's" life and how unwanted he was. I don't blame John for his optimism about the Other Place, as Linda calls it. If I experienced the childhood John had, I would dream of going to a world that was described as pure happiness too.