Guardian Discrepancy

"...we were just at that age when we knew a few things about ourselves-about who we were, how we were different from our guardians, from the people outside-but hadn't yet understood what any of it meant." Pg. 36

     Moving through chapters three and four, I encountered a "puzzle piece" moment when details that seem significant start to stick in my mind. They bring up important questions that can lead to piecing together the plot. What struck me in these last pages was the very differing personalities of Madame, Miss Emily, and Miss Lucy. Clearly Miss Lucy is a guardian who is not exactly rogue, but does not follow the standard practices. Madame and Miss Emily are clearly figures of authority with information that could disrupt the status quo. Kathy goes into a somewhat lengthy explanation of the reaction Madame gave when the students surrounded her car. She explained that they were viewed as distinctly different and undesirable to even touch. At the beginning of the novel, Kathy says that the Hailsham children are special. Whatever their distinction, Kathy's somber recollections suggests that Miss Lucy sought to reveal an inconvenient truth to the kids about their grim future.