"She'd been talking about offices right from the start of the winter, but when it really took on life, when it became her "dream future," was after that morning she and I walked into the village." pg. 143
This story is full of anecdotes. Kathy is constantly telling the reader little stories about her past. The anecdotes do a great job of helping the reader get to know Kathy and her friends. It also makes it intimate between Kathy and the reader. Kathy shares her thoughts and feelings in her anecdotes. Kathy also comments on how she acted in some of her stories and how she realizes different things now that she is looking back. The quote above is part of an anecdote about Ruth. Kathy is describing a time when Ruth talked a lot about her "dream future." Not only do Kathy's anecdotes reveal things about herself, but they also reveal things about her friends.
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