I think this is another good time for another reaction posting. The time has come when all of the students in Kathy's year have left Hailsham and are adjusting to their new locations and their next step. Some are obviously doing better than others, like in a year when the class of 2012 graduates, some people will have a much easier transition to the college lifestyle than others. The extent to which we want to and will move on will be unique to everyone. The "graduation" 
from Hailsham that Kathy, Ruth, Tommy, and the others in their year have recently experienced has brought on a whole new world for each of them. Some are welcoming the changes, while others are hesitant to let go of the past and are holding on to everything they can. As Kathy put it, "we were all of us struggling to adjust to our new life" (131). Ruth is trying to move on and be a new person amongst the veterans at the Cottages. Kathy is not yet ready to completely give up Hailsham, even though she too is changing. I think that they all need to move on from Hailsham and get used to where they are in their lives now. All of the Hailshams need to stick up for each other and help each other out. They need to not partake in the petty arguments and disagreements to look at the bigger picture and what lies ahead. Not everyone was changing in the same way and the same rate. Everyone is adapting in their own way to their new surroundings and new way of life. Kathy has picked up on porn magazines. Ruth is living a double life in trying to be nice to Kathy and still imitate the veterans. Tommy is looking out for everyone and doing his best to get by and keep everybody happy.
from Hailsham that Kathy, Ruth, Tommy, and the others in their year have recently experienced has brought on a whole new world for each of them. Some are welcoming the changes, while others are hesitant to let go of the past and are holding on to everything they can. As Kathy put it, "we were all of us struggling to adjust to our new life" (131). Ruth is trying to move on and be a new person amongst the veterans at the Cottages. Kathy is not yet ready to completely give up Hailsham, even though she too is changing. I think that they all need to move on from Hailsham and get used to where they are in their lives now. All of the Hailshams need to stick up for each other and help each other out. They need to not partake in the petty arguments and disagreements to look at the bigger picture and what lies ahead. Not everyone was changing in the same way and the same rate. Everyone is adapting in their own way to their new surroundings and new way of life. Kathy has picked up on porn magazines. Ruth is living a double life in trying to be nice to Kathy and still imitate the veterans. Tommy is looking out for everyone and doing his best to get by and keep everybody happy.
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