"But our [the "secret guard's"] main reason for existing, of course, was to protect her" (pg 49).
This chapter had me on the verge of falling asleep, but I will contribute that to my recent expedition to Ball State for my Journalism workshop in Publication Redesign.
On topic, I believe that the "secret guard" is a symbol used by Ishiguro to help us understand the lifestyle at Hailsham. It has been consistently stressed that Kathy's future occupation is a carer. This job seems to come off as a guardian type of ideal where she is helping donors to recover from their surgeries. The symbol is effective because of its connotation. "Secret guard," while obviously coming off as something sneaky, also sounds as though it is something that people do not really want others to know that you have. It makes Miss Geraldine appear more important since she has her own sort of secret service.
It kind of confuses me that they feared Miss Geraldine would be "kidnapped." As an instructor, she is not really considered a kid, but I feel like this term could be some sort of world ethic thing that we have yet to be introduced to.
In my sleepy state, I almost missed the irony in the "secret guard's" name. The students call their teachers "guardians" because they seem to be orphans. Now, the students seem to be trying to do what they can do to help out their instructors and to amuse themselves. I have no clue what they could mean, but maybe a nap will help me figure that part out.
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