Today Was A Fairytale...

"Tommy, afterwards, said he thought she was about to burst into song, and that those curtains behind her would open, and instead of the street and the flat grassy expanse leading to the seafront, there'd be this big stage set, like the ones we'd had at Hailsham, with even a chorus line to back her up." Never Let Me Go (p. 251)

This quote reminded me of a Broadway musical-type fairy tale.  And it is interesting that Madame is the center of it.  For starters, Hailsham has been a fairytale-type place to all the students that attended the school.  Most donors treasure the time spent at the school.  For Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy, Hailsham represents an escape from reality.  At Hailsham, students were allowed to dream and reach for the stars no matter what the world presented.  A fairytale does the same thing.  In Cinderella, an outcast stepsister became a princess against what everyone thought.  In Tangled, Rapunzel escapes her tower and finds her true parents after seeing the floating lights and falling in love.  In Aladdin, Jasmine falls in love with a lowly, poor citizen of the kingdom.  All these fairy tales have one ting in common - dreams.  Without dreams, you can not experience a complete and full life.     

Even though this quote reminded me of a fairy tale, the rest of the chapter is pretty eerie.  The way Madame's house is described just sounded a little spooky to me.  It seemed a little too dark with too floors and rooms.  I am also still curious about what the Gallery is actually used for.  What is the Gallery?  Does it actually exist?  Why is Miss Emily inside Madame's house?  I guess I will just have to wait and find out...