Plot events
The location where the students grew up.
Hailsham
This character is the narrator of the novel.
Kathy
These two characters have an on-again, off-again romantic relationship.
Ruth and Tommy
I just waited a bit, then turned and walked off, kicking at the seat." Who says this?
Kathy
The secluded school where the students are raised.
Hailsham
This event marked the students' transition from Hailsham to semi-adulthood.
The Cottages
He is Kathy's close childhood friend who has temper problems.
Tommy
Kathy’s relationship to Tommy by the end of the novel.
Romantic partner and carer
"The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told." Who says this?
Miss Lucy
After Hailsham, students live here in semi-independence.
The cottages
Kathy becomes one of these later in the novel.
A carer
This character is manipulative and becomes Kathy's roommate.
Ruth
The character who influences Ruth the most at the Cottages.
Chrissie
"Poor creatures. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans?" Who says this?
Madame
Kathy drives through this type of location, symbolizing her isolation.
English countryside roads
This rumor gave students false hope about deferrals.
That you can get a deferral if you can prove that you are in love
The guardian who seemed to care the most about the students' well-being.
Miss Lucy
The person Ruth encourages Kathy to pursue at the end of the novel.
Tommy
"It’s what we’re supposed to be doing, isn’t it?" Who says this and about what?
Ruth. Talking about donations
The place where Kathy sees the stranded boat.
Norfolk
The final fate that awaits all the students.
Organ donation leading to completion (Death)
This former guardian is later found living in a remote cottage.
Miss Emily
This trio’s relationship dynamics symbolize emotional repression and longing.
Kathy, Ruth and Tommy
"You were lucky pawns." Who says this, and what does it mean?
Miss Emily. It means the students had a privileged life compared to other clones.
Miss Emily and Madame are later found here.
Countryside house / gallery house