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NOSTALGIA (Balloon and Clown Symbolism (Chapter 18, beginning of Part 3),…
NOSTALGIA
Balloon and Clown Symbolism (Chapter 18, beginning of Part 3)
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"I kept worrying that one of the strings would come unravelled and a single balloon would sail of into the cloudy sky"
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Why is Kathy nostalgic?
Most of the novel centres around Kathy remembering different parts of her life: Halisham, the Cottages, and her final days with Ruth and Tommy
During her job as a carer, which she describes as very solitary, she spends much of her life driving from one recovery centre to another
During her time alone, she reminiscences about her life
By the end of the novel, Kathy has appeared to have lost everything. Ruth and Tommy are gone, having completed their donations Halisham is lost to her, both because she doesn't know whereto find it and because it was closed; and the people she knew from the Cottages have largely exited her life as well
Kathy places a lot of importance on her memories and expresses frustration when other former Halisham students appear to forget their past
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KEY QUOTES
"Beneath the blotches went into a completely new kind of grimace. And I realised how desperately he didn't want to be reminded"
"Driving around the country now, I still see things that remind me of Halisham"
"I lost Ruth, I lost Tommy, but I won't lose my memories of them"
Summary
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Other characters, especially those outside of Halisham, are less inclined to remember things
What is nostalgia?
Nostalgia is a sentimental desire to return to, or look back, a previous part of your life
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What is the point in returning back to their old life, knowing that they will still be stuck in society?
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