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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiuro is a 2005 dystopian text that is written in the first person perspective of Kathy H. a Hailsham student that discovers she is a clone and her one purpose in life is to donate four of her organs to dying humans so that they can continue to live their lives. The two most common situations in dystopian books are the protagonist rebelling against the governing power which does not occur in this novel and the love-triangle that normally develops in these texts. Whether it is Katniss, Peta, and Gale from The Hunger Games or Luce, Daniel, and Cam from the book Fallen, love triangles have slowly started to become the norm in novels that are intended for a younger demographic. In the same way that Never Let Me Go strays …show more content…

They may not be romantic with one another but they are able to open up to each other about their ideas about the art gallery and the guardians, as well as just be there for one another. This is an important bond for the couple since Tommy does not have many friends, and all of Kathy’s friends seem to be girls so it is nice for her to get a males perspective on what is happening at school. When the two were in their younger years Tommy was not popular since he had anger issues that he needed to deal with, once he stopped throwing his tantrums he is able to become a more mature and responsible adult. As time goes on and they leave school Tommy’s anger issues do not come back but he is still the butt of most jokes. Kathy has made fun of him sometimes but by the time they leave Hailsham and Tommy is dating Ruth, Kathy’s other close friend, she is still making fun of him, and making him feel like he is not a part of the group. “What you’ve got to realise,” she said to Chrissie, “is that even though Tommy was at Hailsham, he isn’t like a real Hailsham student. He was left out of everything and people were always laughing at him” (155). Even though the students are young adults, Ruth still feels the need to belittle Tommy in front of everyone to show that she is in control of the

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