Never Let Me Go​
essay assignment In a short (4­6 paragraph) essay, explain how the boat scene in Chapter 19 functions in the novel. Some possible questions you may wish to address in your essay include (but are in no way limited to): ● Do the elements of the boat scene (long car trip, boat, marsh, barbed­wire fence, etc.) have any symbolic significance? How do these elements operate symbolically in the novel? Another way of asking this question is: How do the elements of the boat scene help us understand the novel? ● How does the boat scene help to illuminate one of the larger themes of the novel? ● Is there any connection between the boat scene and Ruth’s confessions/revelations on the ride home? If so, what is the connection? ● How does the boat scene illuminate the key relationships in the novel: Kathy­Ruth; Ruth­Tommy; Tommy­Kathy? Does the boat scene change any of these relationships? Or does it merely reveal them? Due Dates: Friday, March 13 ­ Outline (at least) Tuesday, March 17 ­ Rough Draft of at least 4 paragraphs Friday, March 20 ­ Final Draft