Never Let Me Go Blog Post #5

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

 DYNAMIC CHARACTER: is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action

 Ruth is a dynamic character in this story, meaning that she changes in some important way throughout the story. From the time when Ruth was young to the time when she is a donor, Ruth undergoes some sort of change. The first evidence of this is in the beginning of chapter nineteen. Ruth is essentially being ganged up by Tommy and Kathy during the car ride to see the boat. Kathy makes a rude comment and Tommy laughs about it and Ruth just sort of stops talking and turns to the front and stays quiet. Usually, she would have fought back and hurt them even worse than they hurt her. Ruth also changed because she used to be so courageous and seemed to have a lot of things together. When they are journeying to the boat, Ruth sees an obstacle and says, "You didn't say anything about this. You didn't say we had to get past barbed wire!" (Ishiguro 222). This now shows that Ruth is now in need of Tommy and Kathy when she used to be able to only need them when she saw fit. Now she actually depends on them. I think some of this change occurred as a result of her becoming a donor. She shows bitterness towards Kathy because she hasn't become a donor yet and I think Ruth believes that Kathy should become one.