NLMG Chapters 6-7 Question

 Why does Madame cry about Kathy dancing? Why does her disgust for the students seem to vanish when she sees this? Do we see other examples of people momentarily showing a different face to the students, and if so, in what situations does this happen?

Why creativity?

Ok, so the kids can't have children and their only purpose is to donate their organs. Why are the kids then given these amazing teachers with lessons in things like creativity? If they were focusing on only organs, then it'd be an all-intensive health camp that lasts their entire lifetime. Is this done out of sympathy or humanity?

Discussion Question Johansen

Why are the children at Hailsham so special? Why are they the only people chosen out of all of the "normal" people?

"None of you will go to America, none of you will be film stars. And none of you will be working in supermarkets as I heard some of you planning the other day. Your lives are set out for you. You'll become adults, then before you're old, before you're even middle-aged, you'll start to donate your vital organs. That's what each of you was created to do. You're not like the actors you watch on your videos, you're not even like me. You were brought into this world for a purpose, and your futures, all of them, have been decided. So you're not to talk that way any more. You'll be leaving Hailsham before long, and it's not so far off, the day you'll be preparing for your first donations. You need to remember that. If you're to have decent lives, you have to know who you are and what lies ahead of you, every one of you.” Miss Lucy is quite different from other guardians, why does she tell the truth to the students? What does this say about Miss Lucy's characteristics? 

NLMG Discussion Question 6-7

 What is the symbolism of the guardians? What is their purpose?

Question for 6-7

In chapter 6 Kathy says, "I don't know how it was where you were, but at Hailsham the guardians were really strict about smoking. I'm sure they'd have preferred it if we never found out smoking even existed; but since this wasn't possible, they made sure to give us some sort of lecture each time any reference to cigarettes came along"(67). Why do you think the guardians are so against cigarettes? Do you think it is only because of health reasons, or are their other reasons?

Discussion Question (Benjamin)

Why do we—as normal humans—value free will?  Why is it needed to live a "fulfilled" life? Does predetermination, in a sense, make individuals the slaves of the machine of life? Does "free will" even exist?  Or are we programmed to believe certain things about the world without questioning them as the students of Hailsham evidently are?