Never Let Me Go Passage 3

"We began going up a steeply climbing path, and we could see-maybe a hundred yards further up-a kind of viewing area right on the cliff edge with benches facing out to sea. It would have made a nice spot in the summer for an ordinary family to sit and eat a picnic" (174).

This passage helps the reader make sense of the theme by using word choice. The theme of this passage is in a way lost hope because the children know they will never live normal lives. The author chooses the word ordinary in this passage to show that the children know they will never be normal and live normal lives with normal families. The word ordinary defines what the children will never be. The most common and simple definition or ordinary is simple. The children are far from simple. They were brought into the world for reasons no ordinary person would understand. The children know that they will never be "ordinary" and this is shown in this passage. They compare themselves to other people because they know they are different. This signifies that the children have lost all hope of ever becoming ordinary.