"The main thing is, I kept you and Tommy apart." Her voice had dropped again, almost to a whisper. "That was the worst thing I did."Well, I was right all along. Ruth was, in fact, keeping Tommy and Kathy apart on purpose (though I still have no idea why). However, what happened next did come as a bit of a shock to me. I had almost forgotten about the deferrals, yet when Ruth talked about Kathy and Tommy getting one, it made perfect sense to me. I still wonder how Ruth got Madame's address. Also, I have to ask myself, if she went to all that trouble for them, why didn't she put that much effort into her own dreams of working in an office? Maybe Ruth isn't as selfish as I had once thought. I may have misjudged her.
Even though I didn't particularly like Ruth for most of the novel, I was still saddened by her death. Ishiguro made it so that all of Ruth and Kathy's problems were solved in the end, so by the time Ruth died, I was starting to like her. While I did say in a previous blog that I thought Ruth might actually be a round, dynamic character, I have noticed that one characteristic of hers has not changed at all throughout the entire novel: Ruth is a believer. Once she believes in something, she puts her whole heart into it, whether it be the Secret Guard or deferrals. Ruth died this way, firmly believing that Tommy and Kathy would get together and "give it a try". I'm anxious to see if they go to Madame, and I'm wondering if she will bring them good news.
Until next time,
Alysse
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