sogeeetaey show the characters temporarily overcoming thesidewof their inevitable ; ot i fate, and being consumed by their depressing reality. As the book progresses, and as the Ko Are characters slowly approach their separation, the use of water and wind symbolism becomes more Gand DEAT present, and powerful rand - echo spt In the text there are many different scenes that feflecb Very strong emotions, in these \ a a which are arguably the most powerful in the whole book, water plays a key role. « few Yaet Gere® scenes that really stood out to meer towards the end of the book: a vu ‘Then he said: “I keep thinking about this river somewhere, withthe water moving realy fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it's just too much. The currents too strong. They've got to let go, drift apart. That's how | think i is with us. tts a shame, Kath, because we've lov ed eachotherallourlines Bylinthe cul, Man See oud we ca say gee fre” p8.219) vapk “Nh PEON UREE hy OE Ra vt Ane y Few This quote occurs in a very sad part of the book, where Tomy and Kathy have found out that hPL tte co int rv mh ie ger. Tis 9) Se provides a very strong image of twp people togett, 332 can assume they represent Kathy and y M Sy » Tommy, being pulled apart. }Pthink that if we thi 'water as representifig someone's } - ieee yy? | inevitable pat in life it shows a clear cohcept. Sometimes we face inevitable situations in lie ei jo that no matter how hard we try, we can’t overcome, Alsg,this powerful image of the water > Hore Wolds Wipwecniugs Unique Ae the contact Present a paleo, a youte golne te bs< Alem, Pies ee Za plain Mem, Vids Can KO Slow. Hered say, . Wee lo Greace tm Sat Theil leijation deodhs®ate & back, bur Ta seal . oer ae ee wunns- represents, Lk Jmity of the characters to their separation, as well as the effects of their fate — wr ie CE consuming them ERY SGaren® Vee SOF 4 sae yor PK @ wren @ ent Ishiguro also uses water symbolism to represent happy moments. Here, the use of water symbolizes Tommy triumphing over his horrible fate by having a happy moment: You know, Kath, when | used to play football back at Hailsham. | had this secret thing I did. When I scored a goal, I'l tun round like this"-he raised both arms up in tiumph-and Fd run back to my mates. I never went mad or anything, jst ran back with my arms up ike this.” He paused fora moment, hs ams sil in the air. Then he lowered them and smiled. “In my head, Kath, when I was running back, I always imagined I was splashing through water. Nothing deep, Just upto the ankles atthe most. That's what I used to imagine, every time. Splash, splash, splash.” He put his arms up again. “It felt eally good. You've just scored, you tum, and then, splash, splash, splash.” He looked at me and did another lite laugh. “All his time, never told a single sou.” (Ishiguro, pg. 220) ‘At this point in the book, things are looking pretty bleak, Tommy's fourth and last donation is tf Ses. Ae. Soret ayegeetne Coe’ wes approaching, and thisisthe-asttime-that Kathy and Tommy wif see-each other. ee decides to share this happy memory with Kathy. Here, the scene is clearly a very happy and ‘triumphant moment, and in the scene Tommy is splashing through the water, he is completely in VOS con contol inthe fa-rfcesens hin baingaver py nomen in his ifeand instead of being paled down and being onroled by wae, or his invite nie he rampant “eels {splashing through it. Additionally, this memory takes place in the earlie#im Tommy's liter - conctsto"\ wwe AR see a St args moun of water nhs sone represents the Immense distance hat» ef 2 Ao , e ‘Tommy is away from his demise in this scene, as well as the minimal amount of an emotional ose vw effet thatthe knowledge of his destiny has on him. Yo FE ag 1 —_—— rrr mm ™ an Peind > wa eo _ Along with usi eet 0 represgnt good and bad moments in life, Ishiguro also uses ni ‘opare? XL Goins water Broa Bee fate of Tommy and Kathy. Specifically, Ishiguro uses scenes where wind or water i trying to pull Kathy and Tommy apart 'beieve-tha his, pymbelnes sSmblismcopreséns the idea that no matter how close Tommy and Kathy get the realty of yteineiable Fae remains. This similar the a of how when t Hash, the students Qs always kindof knew what their future would be like without cally knowing, because throughout we the book, no matter what the scale ofthe presence of waters, itis always there. | believe that this idea of water in the story relates to the real world idea of death. Like water, death is always something that is present in our lives, similar to how the lack of water in the main character's adolescence, when we are young and death is very far away, it does not seem to have as much of aniston ous when ou ler (aVRGTER as Tommy an Kay's ite weet Se Rosy rr chart he he pe far eset prt nme oi in chaper 20, Tommy and Kathy discover that there sno chane of geting a deer his iscovery leads to a scene whe 1 and Kathy are standing together holding each other in a ep the top ofthat Fell, For what seemed lke ages not say] “pee s, and for a moment, it seemed like we were holding onto each other because that was the ‘yy way to stop us being swept away into the night.” (Ishiguro, pg. 212) K i r et Feak so now they clearly are closer = of to their deaths than they were thinking. After this realization thatthey-are-closer to death, or between wind and water, and their proximity to separation proves that Ishiguro uses wind and stern ttontnas 4 \ ESD pen ie vets wee Bins rte Go" avo hi, hur ses the symbols nt the concept of ending. He uses this symbolism to show how close ‘Throughout the/tex} fof water and wind to can \ell te entice Asa QR, De Lost rocker