Never Let Me Go 4

"There were between six and ten of us, the figure changing whenever Ruth allowed in a new member or expelled someone." pg. 49

Through Kathy's personal anecdotes, we see that Ruth is a very bossy and controlling person. She is the center of attention and likes everything to be her way. Ruth's dynamics with the other girls reminds me of the television show Pretty Little Liars. I feel like Ruth is Ally. She decides who can and cannot be in the group of friends, and despite how brutally mean or annoyingly conceited she is, everyone wants to be her friend. Ruth has the same sort of power over people as Ally does. She will do things to make you angry but when you finally build up enough courage to confront her, she makes you feel bad for accusing her. Personally, I don't understand why someone would want to be friends with a person like that. It seems like that friendship is not worth the work it involves. I would just be too frustrated to even deal with everything she does. Also, I don't really see where the book is going. Earlier on, I thought the chapters were alluding to many suspenseful events, but nothing has happened. It's simply Kathy rehashing her relationship with Ruth. I'm ready for some action to start.