Blog entry # 3 Never Let Me Go

"it was like we'd walked from the sun right into chilly shade." page 35

This marks an important realization in Kathy's life.  Kathy realizes that she is different than Madame.  She realizes that Madame, as well as others in life, are really indifferent to Kathy's existence, and that many would rather shrug Kathy and her friends off to avoid contact.  She says it is like walking into a chilly shade.  The guardians, for the duration of Kathy's time at Hailsham, have been friendly and affectionate towards the children.  They even are concerned when Tommy isn't working to his full potential.  Now, though, she experiences the inevitable "chilly shade" of meeting people who react with sincere apathy to the sight of her.  The simile above intends to describe the juxtaposition between the guardians that have frequented Kathy's presence and these new and uncanny kind of people, apathetic and "cold," if you will.