"I remember wondering if there wasn't something a bit odd about her posture, the way her head was bent down just a little too far... like a crouching animal waiting to pounce" (page 79).
Kazuo Ishiguro seems to have a knack with incorporating similes into his novel. Perhaps he does this to give the reader a better understanding of what Kathy is trying to say. Kathy continues to tell her stories, in flashback form, and some of her stories are a bit odd. However, with the similes being incorporated into the novel, the reader knows exactly what Kazuo is trying to have Kathy say. Other similes in this chapter include "like day moving into night" (page 77) and "like a bag opening up" (page 85). Honestly, sometimes I feel that these similes can become a bit much, but they do allow me to see into the depths of Kathy's mind. I kind of feel as if Kathy is losing it mentally, but she strangely is remarkably capable of describing images. Some things she has trouble remembering and other memories are incredibly vivid. Whatever the case, I am able to go back to these memories with Kathy because of the similes she describes.
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