"We certainly didn't think much about our lives beyond the Cottages, or about who ran them, or how they fitted into the larger world. None of us thought like that in those days." -pg 116
For a while now, my feeling that this is not ordinary school and these are no ordinary students has not only been growing, but has been confirmed. Miss Lucy was one of the characters who had the greatest role in proving true my doubts. She seems to care more than anybody did or will about the future of the students. The students have a disturbing and almost idiotic lack of curiosity about what they are intended for in the future. They have a massive failure to care about the bigger picture. If I were them here are some the questions I would be asking:
Who organized Hailsham and why is so much better than other schools? Why are some students carers and others donors and who dictates when the switch is made? Who are the students modeled after and how? Are the students duplicate bodies or actual duplicate people? Do any students ever rebel or run from what they have been chosen for? How many donations can a person make without dying?
I am really interested in the bigger picture and what it looks like. For some reason, the students aren't.
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