"The fantasy never got beyond that- I didn't let it- and though the tears rolled down my facem I wasn't sobbing or out of control. I just waited a bit, then turned back to the car, to drive off to wherever I was supposed to be." (pg 288)
And so another AP Lit summer reading book ends in death and hopelessness. This better not be the theme for the year, Mr. Costello. I'm a happy person, alright? Stop bringing me down.
Anyways, I was also again dissapointed by the fact that nothing in the world the characters lived in changed. In both Never Let Me Go and Brave New World, there was no rebellion, no exciting climax, no change to society. Both stories ended with an outpouring of information about the way things are, but no end to those ways in sight. Maybe I'm too used to Children's and Young Adult novels in which happy endings are a staple, but I'm happy that way. Both books were engrossing the entire way through, and both had lessons. I've already discussed Brave New World's, but not yet Never Let Me Go's. I think the moral of this second book is that mankind is often selfish, and wishes to ignore the problems and injustices in the world so long as they benefit from it. Both books heed warnings to society, but leave me with a feeling of hopelessness.
Another excellent set of entries, Amy.
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