Running out of Literary Terms (Never Let Me Go: 15)

"I'd hardly ever been to Kingsfield in those days, so Ruth and I had to consult the map a number of times on the way and we still arrived several minutes late."
-page 218

I'm not sure why I'm waiting until now to mention that Kathy is the Protagonist in the story, but it might have something to do with the fact that some literary terms are just hard to find. Kathy has been the central character throughout the entire story, and she initiates or drives all of the action. In this chapter, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are all reunited for the first time since the Cottages. They are going to see a boat that got stranded on land, but I feel like the whole purpose of the trip was just to be together again. We originally think that Kathy wants to go on the trip, so Ruth could see Tommy again. Later, we find out that Ruth actually wanted Kathy to see Tommy, because she tells them that she is sorry for keeping them apart. It must be a strange feeling for Ruth to admit that she tried to keep her two closest friends away from each other just because she was jealous of their relationship. Kathy was upset, but she figured there was nothing that could be done now anyways. At the end of the chapter, Ruth dies and asks Kathy to go be Tommy's carer. Being the good friend that she is, plus wanting to anyways, she agrees to be Tommy's carer.