"I was talking to one of my donors a few days ago who was complaining about how memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don't go along with that. The memories I value most, I don't see them ever fading." Kathy Page 286 (I realize I skipped a few pages)
This book definitely creates a heavy emotional atmosphere. I'd say the atmosphere is somewhat an onion though with several layers. The first layer is nostalgic. Throughout the whole novel there is a feeling of longing for that Kath has for her time at Hailsham without her friends. Though she's dealt with a lot in that time she still looks back on it as a happy and enjoyable time. Then the next layer is that of tension. There is tension between the faculty and the students, the students and their peers, and even within the students themselves. They keep alluding to something to going on that is clearly a touchy subject, but we don't know exactly what it is. Which brings me to the next and most intriguing layer which is that of mystery. I'm still not sure what's going on or why everyone is being so secretive. This whole array of emotions makes a mood that adds an element of compassion and excitement to the novel which has kept me reading.
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