"I suspect the truth was that it was like a lot of things at that age; you don't have any clear reason, you just do it. You do it because you think it might get a laugh, or because you want to see if it'll cause a stir. And when you're asked to explain it afterwards, it doesn't seem to make any sense. We've all done things like that." (pg. 19)
Never Let Me Go is told from first person point of view. This style of writing allows the narrator, Kathy, to disclose all of her opinions to the reader. I think that it also makes the novel appear more personal. One disadvantage of first person piont of view is that we only see the story from the point of view of one character, and therefore we most likely miss many details.
The above quote (narrated by Kathy) really stuck out at me, because it sounded all too familiar. I believe that many teenagers can relate to it, because we often do things that don't make sense to anyone else, but seem like a fantastic idea at the time. I will admit, this thought process has gotten me in trouble a time or two (or ten or eighty...). As children and young adults, we often feel the need to push the limit, experiment with people's reactions. Sometimes, even though it doesn't make sense, it turns out okay. Other times, like with Tommy's elephant drawing, circumstances take a turn for the worse.
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