"My first instinct was to deny it, then just to laugh. But there was a real authority about the way Ruth had spoken, and the three of us knew each other well enough to know there had to be something behind her words. So in the end I stayed silent, while my mind searched back frantically, and with a cold horror, settled on the night up in my room with our mugs of tea." (pg. 194)
This is an example of stream of consciousness. Authors use this to demonstrate the conflicting feelings that some of the characters might have and how the characters come to some conclusions. Kathy was deciding what to say or do after Ruth told him that they had been making fun of his drawings. She decided to let it happen, which in a way is good but bad at the same time.
These two chapters were about Kathy growing away from Ruth and Tommy. I think it was partly Kathy's fault for not telling each of them the whole truth. If she told Ruth about the tape Tommy bought her and Tommy her feelings about the drawings, she could have avoided the problems. When they found out about each thing, it was like the events were unstitching their friendship. Chapter Seventeen ended with Kathy telling the reader that she made her decision to become a carer. She said her goodbyes, and now she is off. I'm wondering if she made the right decision by doing this. I think that Kathy should have made some attempts to repair the friendships, but it's too late now. She's off!
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