"Of course, I'll never know for sure, but I think she did understand. And even if she didn't, what occurs to me now that she probably knew all along, even before I did, that I'd become Tommy's carer, and that we'd 'give it a try,' just as she'd told us to in the car that day" (pg 236).
So earlier I pointed out that I hate how so many books, like Brave New World, seem to get to that point where the author does not really know where to go so they start killing off the main characters until the ending just finds itself. Never Let Me Go has given small hints the entire way that this would be the way the book would end, but with four chapters to go, I really do not think that this is novel will end on a sad note.
With Ruth's "completion," the mood of the novel has taken a large step forward. When Ruth was still alive, her and Kathy got into many debates, leading to an uncomfortable reading. Ruth's diminishing health seemed to have Kathy reanalyzing their friendship and seemed to have given herself more hope for the future.
The excerpt also foreshadows to a nice relationship between Tommy and Kathy for the upcoming chapters. I will be very disappointed if these last four chapters become a "Debby-Downer," but I really do not think that it will. If I remember correctly, the novel did allude earlier to Tommy's death, so I could see that happening, but I do think that the novel will end up being in the present time which would not allow for Kathy to die.
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