Hailsham's purpose from "summary" of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Hailsham is a mysterious institution that raises children with a special purpose. These children are faced with a difficult dilemma that will shape the rest of their lives. Their decisions will determine their future and the future of those around them.- The community of Hailsham was highly protected from whatever was going on in the outside world, giving them relative freedom yet keeping the population safe from being exposed to the harsher realities of independent living.
- The inhabitants of Hailsham were part of a unique culture, crafted to inhabit an alternate reality compared to the surrounding area.
- The small town of Hailsham had a special purpose connected to its people - providing humanity with a source of clones for potentially life-saving organ donations.
- Strikingly, all those born in Hailsham were believed to have spirits endued with special qualities governing their nature, making them more suited to this specific type of responsibility than others found elsewhere.
- Special attention was paid by the powers that be towards educating young people in Hailsham about their duties and responsibilities if they were able to donate vital organs.
- Although there was an expectation of conformity within Hailsham, those who ran the village bestowed rewards upon those deemed worthy of special recognition.
- Life expectancy was significantly shorter in Hailsham than the neighbouring towns, prompting the need for residents to undertake their duty of organ donation much earlier in their lives than would normally be expected.
- The strong sense of fortitude among the villagers notwithstanding, it seemed as though everyone in Hailsham was pre-destined to complete one overarching task even while living out their limited days in the village.
