Never Let Me Go 12

"As it turned out, though, it was just about the last moment like that between me and Ruth for the rest of that ougoing." -pg. 149

This chapter is a perfect example of tone and tone shift. The tone at the beginning of the chapter is light-hearted and adventurous. The gorup of students from the Cottages are adventuring into town to find Ruth's possible. Demonstrated in this quote, the tone shifts from light-hearted to tense. It foreshadows that Ruth and Kathy will have tensions in the following scene. The purpose of this tone is to direct the story towards frustration and tension between the two friends. The tense tone emphasizes how much Ruth and Kathy are changing as people and how their frienship is changing. Tensions are rising between the two girls and in their relationship.