"Ruth came a step closer. 'My best horse,' she said, 'is Thunder. I can't let you ride on him. He's much too dangerous. But you can ride Bramble, as long as you don't use your crop on him. Or if you like, you could have any of the others.'" -pg 46
At last Kathy has dropped her obsession with Tommy long enough to delve into Ruth's character. So far, she has revealed Ruth to be primarily imaginative, almost to a fault. The quote above is the first evidence, although rather innocent, of how deep Ruth can go into her imagination. However, the games keep escalating. One of the imagined scenarios later in the story involve the kidnapping of one of the guardians at Hailsham- Miss Geraldine. Ruth antics increase in severity and persuasion until all the girls in her circle of friends are irresistably drawn to Ruth's magnetic energy.
However, Kathy finds out that being a part of Ruth's inner circle isn't always fun or permanent. After the chess incident, Kathy is frustrated with Ruth and her untruthfulness. This unpleasant factor may come to be a central part of the novel when Ruth shows up to be a donor.
Learning about Ruth through all these different scenes and incidents is indirect characterization because Ishiguro never informs the reader exactly what Ruth is like, but rather shows them through her mannerisms and words.
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