Ruth definitely just gave Kathy approval of her dating Tommy. But unfortunately, Kathy totally ignores Ruth's request, and leaves the Cottages without a proper goodbye to either Ruth or Tommy.
While talking outside of the Cottages, Ruth makes Kathy mad by once again 'forgetting' one of Kathy's Hailsham references to the rhubarb patch. This conversation shows how differently the two regard their past. Ruth wants to forget most of the Hailsham things--which is most likely why she believes Tommy's drawings for the Gallery theory are ridiculous and foolish. Kathy, on the other hand, constantly reminisces about Hailsham, and brings up references to it quite often. I don't really understand why Ruth is wanting to forget Hailsham--she must remember the things Kathy brings up, but she refuses to acknowledge what Kathy is talking about. Why does she want to forget all of it so much? When Kathy talks about the more recent times, it appears they discussed Hailsham thorougly at hospitals. So why the change in attitude? The Cottages have really messed with Ruth's mind or something.
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| I imagine the scene of Kathy leaving to look like this, only the girl is the one walking away |
I think that Ruth's insistence to let the past go triggers Kathy to sign up to be a carer. When Ruth said, "Why does it matter anyway? What's the rhubarb patch got to do with anything? Just get on with what you were saying," Kathy realized that things had changed between them. She wants to get away from the Cottages, and move on to the real world, even if it's without her Hailsham friends.
Now onto the final part of the book!
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