Never Let Me Go 15

"Ruth, don't give me that. There's no way you've forgotten." -pg. 202

The above quote has been said about three times in the past few chapters. This quote is called a refrain. Kathy has repeated this over and over to Ruth when talking about Hailsham. Ruth puts on a front that she doesn't remember certain things about Hailsham that she would not forget. The purpose of this refrain is to show Kathy's frustration with Ruth. It also shows the reader how naive Ruth is being by pretending to forget all this stuff about Hailsham. The refrain is effective because I actually get frustrated with Ruth and can relate to Kathy. Because Ruth keeps "forgetting" and Kathy has to repeat the same sentence, I am disappointed in Ruth's changes. She has wanted to forget about Hailsham and keeps pretending she has.