"And I saw a little girl, her eyes tightly closed, holding to her breast the old kind world, one that she knew in her heart could not remain, and she was holding it and pleading, never to let her go." (Never Let Me Go, page 272)
The conversations that Kathy and Tommy have with Miss Emily and Madame answer many questions. I found the above quote very interesting because I always wondered what exactly Madame was thinking when she saw Kathy dancing in her dorm room. The students always saw Madame as harsh and afraid, but I can see now that she was just misunderstood. She worked hard to give those students a fair chance at having the best life possible, and she feels bad that Hailsham had to close.
Madame's job couldn't have been easy. When everyday people like herself were afraid of the students and didn't want to think they existed, it must have been hard to come to Hailsham and work with them. She took their art because she wanted to showcase that they were just like everyone else. I'm surprised people wouldn't be more grateful towards these students that were giving them a cure to cancer. I applaud Madame because she stood up for what was right.
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