"You see, we were able to give you something, something which even now no one will ever take from you, and we were able to do that principally by shetering you....sometimes that meant we kept things from you, lied to you....But...we gave you your childhoods."
In some ways, I think Miss Lucy was right. The guardians should not have kept so many secrets from the students and they should have explained things better while the children were still at Hailsham. However, I also think there is some truth to the statement above. In the context of the whole story it is a pretty valid arguement. Although I think the guardians should have been more open with the students, I also believe they did the students a favor by keeping some secrets. As Miss Emily said to Kathy and Tommy, the guardians gave the students their childhoods. By not knowing what lay ahead in their futures, the students were able to live carefree and fun lives as children.
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