Rhetorical Questions, Litotes

"Where before I'd have backed away from awkward stuff, I began instead, more and more, to ask questions, if not out loud, at least within myself." page 77

Without having all the information necessary to answer lingering questions, Kathy began to think about situations more carefully. She began to ask herself questions after the guardians said things such as "What accidents? Where?" (page 78). She wanted to put the things together to figure out more about the students' future. The rhetorical questions that Kathy asks gives the reader insight into what she is thinking. The questions also direct the reader in the thought process of trying to figure out some of the unclear parts of the Hailsham lifestyle.

After Miss Lucy informed the students about their futures, she says, "It's not so bad now," (page 81) to ease the children's minds rather than say that things are okay now. This is an effective way to add emotion because it hints that their lives will get worse and are not as good now as it could be.