Kathy's Characterisation 2

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  • Kathy
    • How does the love triangle affect her?
      • Puzzled
        • "She hadn't been a huge help, but she'd been sympathetic" pg 126
      • Distressed
        • "I'm not upset. But sometimes you speak garbage, Ruth" pg 165
    • Naïve to outside world
      • Yes
        • Misunderstanding of lyrics of tape and why Madame is moved
          • K and M see event from completely different perspectives when revisited at deferrals
            • Perception and experience shape memory as much as incidents do
      • No
        • Notices R copying Veterans and TV
    • Her sense of identity
      • Longs for one
        • Searches pornographic magazines for her possible pg 132
      • H had a large effect on her
        • Most reminiscences can be linked back to H
        • Bothers her when people don't remember H
          • Intinsically linked to her sense of identity she takes it personally
            • Emphasises lack of individuality from being a clone
      • Feels an outsider
        • Fears sexual urges aren't normal
        • Late sexual initiation matches late-coming to donating
          • Independent mind which doesn't feel peer pressure
      • Alert to possibility other people are jealous of her success, privileges and background at H
      • Novel a late attempt to become a different type of carer
        • Holds onto others and herself far more than organs to be donated
      • Defines herself as a carer (pg 1)
    • Kind and compassionate
      • "developed a kind of instinct around donors"
        • Successful carer
        • Takes pride in role
    • Attitudes towards caring
      • "developed a kind of instinct around donors"
        • Successful carer
        • Takes pride in role
      • Acknowledges how tough it is
        • Characteristically putting emotions aside

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