Deferral

A supposed postponement of organ donations for clones who can prove they are genuinely in love. In Never Let Me Go, the rumour is false.

A postponement. In Never Let Me Go, characters hope that couples who can prove they are in love may postpone their donations, but this supposed arrangement does not exist.

In Chapter 13, the idea of deferrals is first discussed: perhaps Hailsham couples who can prove that they are genuinely in love can postpone their donations. This is a rumour, not an established right. Its importance lies in the hope it creates.

A rumoured postponement of organ donations for a couple who can prove that they are genuinely in love.

Part (b): Distinguish Ruth’s claims from facts. Her comments about the clones’ origins reveal her bitterness, while her hope for a deferral does not prove that deferrals exist.

Part (b): Distinguish the Gallery’s actual purpose—demonstrating the clones’ humanity—from Tommy’s mistaken hope that it could help couples obtain deferrals.

Part (b): connect language analysis to narrative form and structure: Kathy’s restrained voice and the rise and collapse of the deferral hope are particularly useful.

A supposed postponement of organ donations which the characters believe might be available to couples who can prove they are genuinely in love.

In Never Let Me Go, a rumoured postponement of organ donations for clones who can prove they are genuinely in love. No such arrangement exists.

In Never Let Me Go, a rumoured postponement of organ donations for couples who can prove that they are genuinely in love. The rumour proves false.

A supposed postponement of organ donations for clones who can prove they are genuinely in love. In Never Let Me Go, this is a rumour, not an available escape.

A postponement. In Never Let Me Go, students circulate an unfounded rumour that couples who prove they are genuinely in love can delay their donations.

A supposed postponement of organ donations for a couple who can prove they are genuinely in love. In Never Let Me Go, this is a rumour, not an available entitlement.

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