Journal 1

Ishiguro's strong use of plot made us realize that there is more to life and that we could find happiness easily of we let go of our fears. The novel helps us to find the real meaning of life, having fate and hope will get us through anything. Through the character of Kathy, Ishiguro successfully illustrate how in the end, we will still find the meaning behind all of our actions. When Kathy felt like her world ended after Tommy died, she realized how meaningless her life is. Ishiguro wants us to realize that our feeling of disappointment shouldn't bring us down because is temporary but instead, these tragedies should makes us feel more fateful and to hope that better days would come. When the character of Tommy said, "I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really 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 current's too strong. They've got to let go, drift apart. That's how it is with us. It's a shame, Kath, because we've loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can't stay together forever," shows how they realized that they should do something and try to get out of the program of Hailsham by proving that Tommy has a soul. And it also illustrates that we serve a purpose in life, that we just don't live to survive day by day.