Who Am I Like?

Who Am I Like In Never Let Me Go?

Out of all the characters in Never Let Me Go, I feel a strong connection with Kathy. It is her sense of unshakable patience and the ability to keep a cool head that drives me to think that me and Kathy are not so different. Kathy and Ruth's fights throughout the story remind me of of the fights and quarrels that I have with my own friends. Ruth usually lashes out insults or puts down Kathy, like how Ruth mocked her for being so unsociable in the Cottages and dislikes that she "isn't getting played with so often." Like every fight between Kathy and Ruth, Kathy always puts asides the lashings Ruth gives her, buries it deep within her and walks away perhaps to avoid further conflict or blow off some steam. This trait of Kathy really connects with me, as I have this personality of extreme patience, trying my best to ignore or put aside harsh words and avoid conflict as soon as possible.

Another connectable trait is that although Kathy fights with Ruth all the time, Kathy still finds it within her heart to forget or forgive the spats she has with Ruth, as said, 'we were quarreling over all kinds of different things, but at the same time we were confiding in each other more than ever." Kathy's quick forgiving and forgetting nature really reaches out to me, as I share the same personality trait with her. Even though I have fights or arguments with my friends, the situation is usually at worst, patched up within a couple of hours due to my overly gentle nature. Perhaps this is why Ruth is able to take advantage of Kathy all the time, due to her gentle, patient, quick forgiving nature, allow her to walk all over her.

Opening Questions

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Your response to these questions will greatly affect your interpretation of this chapter and the characters involved. Make notes in your learning blog (public) or workbook (private). Be sure you understand alternative perspectives that are different from yours if you want to explore the literature fully. CRITICAL THINKING ESSENTIAL!

• How much do you talk to your friends or family about sex?

I do not talk about sex with my family members as the topic never comes up within my household and it is a very awkward and uncomfortable issue but I do occasionally speak about sex with a couple of my friends at schools  

• How important are the issues of sex to a teenager in your experience?

I feel it's quite important to understand sex during the teenage age as it allows us to better understand ourselves and to ensure that we understand the elements that accompany sex such as STD's.

• How do you differentiate between sex and sexuality? What are the different issues connected to each one?

• Do you think 'sex' is an open topic in your social circle or is it very much taboo?

Sex for me is a open topic for my social circle, it's not considered taboo among my family, it's just not touched upon at my household

• Whatever your response, do you think this is the best way for your social circle to be?

I suppose it's ok that my social circle does talk about sex

• Do you think sex outside of marriage is OK? Explain your answer.

Sex outside marriage for me is really up to the individual. If the individual feels that he or she is ready to have sex and has feels that they have enough maturity and sense to have sex, I see no restrictions in having sex after marriage.