The narrative centers on a 31-year-old woman named Kathy, who reflects on her past experiences and friendships, particularly with Tommy and Ruth. They all attended Hailsham, a unique school where students were encouraged to be creative but were also taught that their futures were predetermined as organ donors.
these are the people who they are made clones of, these are the people who they have to be donors for so that they can have their vital organs
Hailsham
the school makes them create art and be creative
they taught them at the school that they have no future, and that it is already determined for them, because they are required to be donors and give people their vital organs so that the other people can live
this was the school that Kathy and her friends went to when they were younger
Tommy
in the past few chapters he walked in on Kathy looking at a
pornographic magazine
always was made fun of in school for not being creative
but one of the guardians told him that he doesn't have to be creative, he has anger issues so the boys at school wouldn't let him play in their games with him so he would get mad
one of Kathy's friends
Cottages
they spend their time talking about philosophy and art with the veterans, Ruth starts to act like the veterans with Tommy because many of the veterans are in relationships so Ruth wants to be like them with Tommy
live there with "veterans" all of which didn't go to Hailsham
run down farm buildings where they live after Hailsham
Ruth
she always tries to act like she has more knowledge than anyone else...Kathy sees her "possible" and Ruth says how she wants to meet her possible
one of Kathy's friends in Hailsham
Kathy
in the past few chapters it has made it seem like she is more
of a reliable source with her memories, because at some points it seems like she is looking back and reflecting and at other points it seems like she was just wondering at the time what was happening