Foreshadowing: Never Let Me Go

"Take all this curiosity about Madame for instance. At one level, it was just us kids larking about. But at another, as you'll see, it was the start of a process that kept growing and growing over the years until it came to dominate our lives" (37).

I have been very engaged in this novel from the beginning, trying to understand the mystery that Kathy is slowly revealing. Kathy hints at pieces- events, people, things- that maybe related to this puzzle, but she has yet to connect them. To the reader, all of these memories are somewhat of a jumbled mess. As confusing as these pieces may be, Kathy guides the reader throughout the novel by highlighting people or events that could be important later. This foreshadowing about Madame is effective more many reasons. The reader knows that Madame is not just a passing figure; she will become an integral part of the solution. Also, the reader learns that this time of Kathy and Tommy observing their environment with curiosity and questions is not just a phase. In fact, the process of them gathering clues only grows, eventually consuming their lives. This is probably how they come to solve the mystery surrounding their lives; they will not stop investigating until they know the truth. Although the reader has not seen the evolution of this process, it will become evident later in the novel. The reader is able to realize that through the foreshadowing.