The IOC to a tolerable degree

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8gJL5Fe7uUzNHp3MVBKRVJELVk

Hopefully that's ^^ where you'll find my recording (you might need to download it to play it).
And now for the other stuff.

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Don't judge a book by its cover...

    Obviously all of the covers contain the name of the book, Never Let Me Go, and the authors name, Kazuo Ishiguro.  All four have different cover art, yet for the most part, they all portray similar ideas.  They all portray an idea of being trapped, either by a physical or mental barrier.  They use nature and barbed wire as physical barriers.  And this along with the title, implies that the story is about someone who will never be let go from their prison, whether it be physical or otherwise.  
  The two covers I will be comparing are below:
          
       When I see the picture on the left, the first thing I think of is imprisonment, the barbed wire makes me think of a barbed wire fence either designed to hold people in, or keep people out.  It uses a cool color scheme which gives a negative connotation to the page.  When I see the picture on the left I think of a false sense of hope.  There is a boat on the shore of a vast expanse of water, the water is a physical barrier but the boat provides a way to escape.  However, upon closer examination I noticed that there are no oars with the boat, and therefore it would not be possible to use the boat to escape.  The false hope comes from the boat offering an escape but not actually providing one.  This picture uses a warmer set of colors, and a yellow hue in the sky to provide a sense of hope.  Without reading the novel, the first picture would make me think that the book has something to do with the health of prisoners.  The barbed wire makes out the shape of a humans vital organs, but after reading the book, I know that it is referring to the clones and the donation of their organs.  Also, the barbed wire signifies the clones lack of choice in the matter, they're sole purpose is to donate their organs.  The second picture makes me think the book would be about escaping from some sort of physical distress.  However, its relationship to the text is that it represent the illusion of choice that the clones are given.  When they are raised they are taught to be creative and imaginative, yet when they fully mature they are harvested for their organs.  They grow up thinking they will become productive members of society, when in reality they will only serve one purpose.  The clones are being portrayed from the viewpoint of normal humans in the leftmost picture.  They see the clones simply as growing vital organs that need to be contained until they are harvested.  While in the other picture, we are looking from the clones perspective, at their false sense of hope.  The boat is a metaphor for their illusion of choice and free will.  The leftmost picture hints at a culture of seeing humans as objects, and using them for personal gain.  This comes from the fact that it portrays the clones simply by their vital organs.  The other picture hints at a lying and deceit.  This is because it portrays a boat that offers freedom across the water, but in reality does not allow anyone to leave.  Both covers provide an image of a barrier, and no way to escape.  They are shown from opposite perspectives using contrasting color schemes to portray the feelings of the clones versus those of the regular humans.