The Lecture On The Book 'Never Let Me Go'

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The lecture about the book “Never Let Me Go”, was presented by five Speakers, who shared their thoughts about the book. As the first speaker begin, it reminded me of our little group meetings. It was only when the speaker got to the end, that I became more interested.
The sentence or quote that peaked my curiosity was the first quote that was taken out of the book. The speaker reads back

“I saw a new world coming rapidly. More scientific, efficient, yes. More cures for the old sicknesses. Very good. But a harsh, cruel world. And I saw a little girl, her eyes tightly closed, holding to her breast the old kind world, one that she knew in her heart could not remain, and she was holding it and pleading, never to let her go. That is what I saw, …show more content…

It was what defines human thought question of “what is humanity?”. If it the identification thought art that can show a soul or thought people ideas and influences. This also brings up the question of who has the power in the story. Even though some people ask why the clones could not walk away from their fate when they seemed to have more education than normal people and can leave on their own. Do the clone have their own power or is it the scientist who created them by possible manipulating the clone gene to constrain the emotion of …show more content…

Which I have seen to be more of a memo book from the perception of Kathy thoughts. Were the author seem to be unreliable on the truth background of the clone of where they come from, which I pose questions about. In over this entire book was not my favorite to read. The plot was fine, but I also expected some rebellious actions from Kathy and her two friends. But I do see that the characters were more flat faced emotions and accept their reality does remind me of our world. The presenters were also adept at telling us the book and why they chose the book in the first place. I enjoyed how there were some people who blankly told the truth that they did not like the book and explained why. At first I thought it would be a reader who liked the book, but having a conflicting side it better to draw up more ideas. This made me realized that you did not have to like the book to understand the value of expressing your our options to other

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