Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
Characters in Never Let Me Go
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Kathy H.
A carer looking back on her sheltered upbringing at Hailsham and the friends who shared it.
Supporting characters
Madame (Marie-Claude)
A distant visitor who collects the students' best artwork for a mysterious gallery.
Ruth (Never Let Me Go)
Kathy's childhood friend at Hailsham — charismatic and temperamental, the natural leader of their group, and Tommy's girlfriend.
Tommy D.
A Hailsham student teased as a boy for his temper and his failure to be "creative"; the third point of the friendship between himself, Kathy and Ruth.
Miss Emily (Never Let Me Go)
The formidable head guardian of Hailsham, who ran the school and decided how much its students were told.
Miss Lucy (Never Let Me Go)
A brusque Hailsham guardian troubled by how little the students are told about the futures set out for them.