"What I want to do now is get a few things down about Ruth, about how we met and became friends, about our early days together" (pg 45).
I like how this book is structured into definitive little sections that make it really easy for my brain to comprehend what is going on. In this array of anecdotes, Kathy indirectly characterizes herself and Ruth. Ruth, much like Tommy, seems to have had quite a temper, but seems to have outgrown it with age. Kathy really seems to become more of the deep thinker who was unbelievably mature for her age, but I suppose she may just be avoiding the embarrassing stories of herself like I would also do. I found the story of Kathy and Ruth riding horses to be the best representation of each girl's personality. Ruth has a wandering imagination which seems to grow through the Senior years late night chats, but she clearly has some jealousy issues when it comes to people stealing her attention. Ishiguro seems to have broken up the official introduction of Ruth by foreshadowing the future events that Kathy and her will undertake together, giving a feeling that Ruth was a life friend and not just a friend for the school year (if they have school years?). Kathy, on the hand, becomes further portrayed as the person who wants to please everyone and will do so without coming off as annoying. She also is clearly attached to her memories and even begins to remember more as the story unfolds. At first, Kathy could not remember the names of any horses other than Thunder and Bramble, but goes on to remember Ruth's reactions when Kathy went to ride Daffodil.
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