Chapters 7-9 Summary

With Chapter 7, Kathy indicates that she is moving on to describe the last three years at Hailsham, from the time she and her friends were 13 until they left at age 16. This part has remained very clear in her memory, she says, while the period prior to it is somewhat murky in her mind.

She relates another story about Miss Lucy, who becomes disturbed one day when she overhears some of the students talking about getting jobs one day or going to America. She tells them they will not be doing any of those things, but will one day begin their donations. Miss Lucy is obviously holding something back, Kathy notes at the time.

The students begin to learn about sex, which is taught in a matter of fact way and usually in connection with their learning about the importance of staying...