"I'm looking at them in the light of what came later - particularly what happened that day at the pavilion while we were sheltering from the downpour." (Page 79)
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!?!?!?! I can't take the suspense! Ishiguro loves holding his reader on the edge of their seat. He doesn't quite use cliff hangers, but he definitely makes it clear when another story is about the present itself. And frankly, it works! I read on just like the rest of the poor suckers who get trapped in the excitement of more artfully spun words from the author himself. This particular instance of suspense comes right before Miss Lucy tells the children about how they will grow up to be donors, but it's not the only time Ishiguro keeps his reader wanting more.
He basically uses suspense before every account Kathy gives of her years at Hailsham. The suspense comes in varying degrees of excitement ranging from a simple lead-in to warnings of crucial information. It's quite plain to see why he uses such tactics. He wants me to keep reading. And it works. Boom. Roll credits.
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