Kazuo Ishiguro does an excellent job of explaining Hailsham's condition in his book Never Let Me Go, and it is only through Kathy's life experience and curiosity that a reader might get an idea of ​​what Hailsham is really about. Kathy mentions Hailsham frequently throughout the book, and the reader gets the sense that Hailsham played an integral role in the future of her life and the lives of her classmates. Memories, while sometimes good and bad, cannot be regarded by most people as comfortable or even human. Ultimately, it is the thought of what lies behind Hailsham's existence that truly surprises its readers into realizing the full extent of the emptiness and ruin found within Hailsham. At the beginning of the story, Hailsham might be perceived as a strict boarding school. However, any modern school is generally designed to prepare its students for their future careers. Hailsham was the exact opposite of a modern school, preparing students for a life of painful organ donations followed by a painful death. (Ishiguro 81,82)Hailsham is a school that establishes several programs for children which may seem natural and harmless, but the motivation behind them is shocking. The Gallery is a program that tricks children into something that is not. While the book does not share all children's feelings about the Gallery, it tells us that Tommy, even as an adult, innocently thought that the purpose behind the Gallery was to allow children to "reveal their inner selves" (Ishiguro 260 ). Miss Emily's response to him was that they had to create the Gallery "to prove that you have a soul" (Ishiguro 260) T...... middle of paper ...... in the shadows" (Ishiguro 264,265 ).Miss Emily sums it up best when she repeatedly refers to Tommy and Kathy as "poor creatures" (Ishiguro 272).Miss Emily's words reveal the ugly truth behind Hailsham their experience of living in Hailsham. They were told that they would "donate", when in reality, they would have to be told that their vital organs would be brutally ripped from their bodies until their bodies could no longer handle it. , and then they would die (Ishiguro 81, 82). Perhaps the real truth lies in the last four letters of the school's name, “sham,” which should send the message to anyone that the school might be a lie. Works Cited Ishiguro, Kazuo Never Let Me Go. Toronto, Canada: Vintage Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, 2010. Print.