Mady's Musings: Never Let Me DOnate my organs

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- What similarities and differences do you find? Speculate on the reasons for the various covers.

These covers want to communicate loss of something.. in a very futuristic society where very advanced scientific procedures can be performed. The girl running away is indicative of loss ... in this case of memories or of people. The organs show how the society is focused on medical, or health and symbolizes the organ donation. I also think that without faces on the cover, it kind of symbolizes how the clones aren't really individuals and they are just objects. The organ picture combines the Hailsham element of art and the clone element of organ donors which is neat because it shows 2 important aspects of the main character's lives right on the cover!!

1) What are the first words that come into your mind when you see this image? What does it make you think of?

2) If you hadn't read any of the novel, what would this image make you think the book was about?

Now that you've read the novel, what kind of relationship(s) does this image have to the text?

3) Who seems to be portrayed? From whose viewpoint are we looking?

I think it's Kathy because she is the one that tells the story and she knows about loss of loved ones because of organ donating and because of being a clone the best. If it was from someone else's view, for example Ruth's, they might not have focused on the reality of being a clone as much as Kathy would. She is the one that is mainly lucid and accepting of it the whole way through. Ruth was obsessed with being acknowledged and popular the whole time, and trying to be better than Kathy. Tommy struggled with his attitude, art, and finding a way to fit in. Kathy reflects on her life as a clone and what it really means.

4) Does this image spark any ideas about the cultural construction of the book?

that says "super high tech" not "super high tea"

5) What kinds of people would make this book, and what kinds of people would read it?

Translation: People who appreciate every moment of life or wish they did. Because everything is temporary.

What u doing Tommy

spidey senses

kathy

4 comments:

Jenna McMainsFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:49 PM
Wow! You put a lot of time into this!!! I love it my only advice would be on #4. I think that you could talk more about specific cultural constructions such as that this book was written/ published right when cloning and more science advances were created. I think that you could even go deeper as to what the author wanted the reader to understand about the context of the book and the social environment the book is set in and was written in. Good job! I feel like I have seen into your crazy brain :P I love your artistic approach!
UnknownFebruary 21, 2016 at 3:16 PM
I see you used your little drawing tablet which is amazing!! The analysis is good, even though I think it can be a little deeper as Jenna said. I do like the analysis about what the blue-green girl represents, I never really thought about it that way. I agree that most of the covers are from Kathy's perspective, as the book is entirely from her point of view. All in all, this method of expressing your ideas is great and highlights your ingenuity and I hope you will continue to use your creativity for these blog posts!
PrincessOfTheedFebruary 21, 2016 at 9:00 PM
I can't believe you drew this much for this. Lolol. The people who would read the second covered book would probably also read "The Stranger" with the "Life is temporary." I am a little lost on the scarves. I do think you make some overly-strong assumptions about the characters and the nature of the first cover in order to justify why it's Kathy.