"It never occurred to me that our lives, until then so closely interwoven, could unravel and separate over a think like that." -pg 197
Kathy, like so many of her friends, doesn't take her future very seriously. They don't openly contemplate or fear what lies ahead for them. I have wondered how they deal with what they know will happen to them when they grow up. At Hailsham, I assumed the artwork they students did was outlet enough. Now, at the Cottages I have begun to notice a trend, particularly in Kathy's case that could be a way she deals with her hesitancy about her future.
Kathy is extremely loyal to Hailsham and her friends from there. As the Hailsham group begins to spread out a little in their new freedom of the cottages, Kathy becomes more and more desperate to hang on to Ruth and the others. The title "Never Let Me Go" reinforces how important the relationships she has are to Kathy. Indeed, the student from Hailsham are the most important part of Kathy's life. Her need hang on to them might be the way she deals with the pressure of her hazy future.
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