"Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all."
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Kathy and Tommy's conversation with Miss Lucy had gotten a lot deeper than just "no we can't help you." They did not go through all that trouble to not at least get some things answered. They wanted to know more about Hailsham. Apparently, the whole point of the Gallery, was to show to the outside world that these clone children, were just as much human beings as anyone else. They had to get people to support the program, so they used the students art to prove that the kids had souls. It must be a demoralizing feeling that people of the outside world had to be shown that they were real people. They needed to prove that they deserved to be treated like real children. I can't imagine something harder than proving one's self-worth and human dignity. Even though this notion seems cruel and unjust, Hailsham was eventually shut down anyways, because people did not think these children needed decent living conditions. So in a sense, Hailsham had done Kathy, Tommy, Ruth, and all the others a huge favor.
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