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Examine the four covers of Never Let Me Go below. You will need to discuss all four, but will eventually choose two to compare using the guidelines provided to complete a thorough analysis.

   


Cover Analysis Guidelines: 

- Focus on the images and their intended purpose. 

- What similarities and differences do you find? Speculate on the reasons for the various covers.

- After briefly comparing and contrasting all four covers, choose two to examine more closely: 

1) What are the first words that come into your mind when you see this image?  What does it make you think of?
2) If you hadn't read any of the novel, what would this image make you think the book was about?  Now that you've read the novel, what kind of relationship(s) does this image have to the text?
3) Who seems to be portrayed?  From whose viewpoint are we looking?
4) Does this image spark any ideas about the cultural construction of the book?
5) What kinds of people would make this book, and what kinds of people would read it?

*These questions are only a starting place. Please feel free to explore and think about more issues raised by the images.