"My name is Kathy H. I'm thirty-one years old, and I've been a carer now for over eleven years."
-page 3
This quote is the first two sentences in the book. Right away I realized that this novel was going to be in a first person point of view. This was quite obvious since it was such a change from Brave New World's third person omniscient point of view. I'm guessing Ishiguro did not think a last name would be necessary to include for Kathy, so he just left it at "H." I'm not totally sure what a carer is yet, but I think it is some type of doctor, or nurse for a donation center. It seems to be an important part of her life, so I'm sure it will come up again, and give more details about her career. The story seems to be about her, her friends, and her old school. I'm still not entirely sure if the main plot is going to be about her past or about her present life. I'm anxious to have some of my confusions cleared up.
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