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"Tommy and I couldn't quite believe that was the end of it." pg. 265

In this chapter, I feel so sorry for Kathy and Tommy. I just knew disappointment was coming but didn't want it to be true. I feel like all their hopes and dreams had just been crushed. As sad as this chapter is, many of my questions were answered.  The mystique of Madame and the Gallery is finally clear now. I think I was kind of on the right track of thinking. Madame was on the side of the students and she did take the art for their benefit. This chapter also reminded me a lot of Brave New World. The society discriminates against the clones without knowing much about them. The clones were treated the same way as the Epsilons. In Never Let Me Go, normal people avoid the clones and ignore how they are treated. They close their eyes to the cruelty the clones are put through and neglect to recognize what they sacrifice for them. The Alphas in Brave New World do the same thing to the Epsilons. The Alphas never acknowledge the work that the Epsilons do for them. In both books, the "normal" people take advantage of the "outcasts" or the inferior people.

 

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"But I kept a certain distance from her, just as I did from Tommy. We didn't really talk properly again at the Cottages, and before I knew it, I was saying my goodbyes." pg. 203

I am very disappointed in how Kathy left things with Tommy and Ruth. After every thing they went through together, I would think Kathy would try to patch things up with them before she left. I really don't understand why she wouldn't talk to Tommy. I know Ruth's comment to her about Tommy basically not dating whores must have hurt, but she needed to realize where this information was coming from. As soon as Ruth found out that Tommy told Kathy his theory before her, she instantly became jealous and set out to sabotage their friendship. It clearly worked. Kathy needed to stop feeling sorry for herself and attempt to explain what happened in the churchyard. I know most of the readers were probably mad at Ruth for stirring all this up, but that was to be expected. It's just how she is. I, on the other hand, am mad at Kathy. She was so stupid in not trying to patch things up with Tommy and Ruth and leaving so abruptly. Hopefully when they meet again, all three of them will have matured, and they are able to straighten out the issues from the past without any barriers between them.