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  • Education
    • How do we know H isn't a normal institution even in the realm of NLMG?
      • "other vast government homes"
      • "At this very moment there are students being reared in deplorable conditions you Hailsham students could hardly imagine. And now we're no more, things will only get worse" (pg 255)
      • "His face beneath the blotches went into a completely new kind of grimace. And I realised then how desperately he didn't want to be reminded"
    • How does I want readers to respond?
      • Reflect on education irl and consider importance of art in education and development of humans
        • Topical amid funding cuts
      • Realise that keeping people in ignorance means that they won't have many expectations or curiosity
        • K and T use power of reasoning when wanting to defer which their education has bred in them
          • Realise that options for free thinking are disappearing as attitudes change and time passes
      • Comment on limited nature of education today
    • H students are like imprisoned animals
      • Restricted in outlook and experience
        • Comment on limited nature of education today
    • Miss E's views
      • Believe education, art and culture will enrich lives of students and make them better people irrespective of early deaths
        • Argument in favour of education for its own sake rather than as a stepping stone to a career
      • "we sheltered you during those years and we gave you your childhoods" pg 263
      • Educational emphasis on: art, writing, music, humanities, sport and life preparation
        • "We took your art away because we thought it would reveal your souls" (255)
        • Protective and selective as H teaches its students things they need to know when leaving but avoids telling them truth, whereas "normal" education is a preparation for life
        • "There, look!" we could say. "Look at this art! How dare you claim these children are anything less than fully human?" (256)

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