However, even the book’s opening is hiding something as not at one point in the book do any characters have second names, just initials, this could either be coincidence or because the clones are ultimately doomed anyway so they have no need for a second name. “Kathy H” this informal opening suggests that Kathy thinks that we are aware of her situation despite the fact we are clearly not.Kathy’s tone of speaking is very informal and chatty, It gives the impression that she is aware of the reader, but yet she is not really as she is not explaining any terminology therefore showing how she has no idea that some people are unaware of her situation. So why is Ishiguro purposely confusing? The reason he is populously ambiguous is because he intends to lure us into a false sense of security at the beginning of the novel, and we would never get this if he was to revealing in his opening.

Again this section lacks in detail and is confusing. All we know is that at the time Kathy is thirty one and it is in the “late 1990’s” and that at the time Kathy is 31. This again suggests that the novel may have many dark secrets that are hidden behind closed mouths and doors. The section’s setting is unknown, greatly emphasizing that this section is purposely hiding something that cannot yet be understood. The fact that almost nothing is explained may suggest that Kathy does not wish to think about it unless she is remembering it. This theme will ultimately reveal the impending doom of all the characters. The theme of the unknown is introduced here, which will run though the entirety of the novel, revealing one dark secret after the next. The mood does introduce themes but Kathy seems to show no expressions at all therefore hiding the mood of her situation. It is revealed how everyone at Hailsham has at least some link with everyone else and how in recent times she has not chosen as the amount of donors have decreased suggesting that something happens to them but we do not know what.īecause of how short this section is, it only creates a faint mood, which is mostly confusion as we are unaware of some of the circumstances and terminology in the novel. We find out that Kathy is a ‘carer” and can chose her own “donors” she mentions how her right to choose bought her clos to “Tommy and Ruth”, again at this point two mysterious people.

She then explains how she can “choose” donors and how she will always choose ‘her own kind” She then reveals how she is form a place called Hailsham. She also explains how she has “donors” but does not explain this term. In this section Kathy introduces herself she explains how she is a “carer” and how she is proud of her work.

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