"'There's something else,' he went on. 'Something else she said I can't quite figure out. I was going to ask you about it. She said we weren't being taught enough, something like that.'" pg. 29
In this section of the novel, Kathy speaks to Tommy about the changes that have taken place in him lately. As he explains the advice and truths that Miss Lucy told him, he also slips in the fact that she thinks they aren't being "taught enough".
Though Tommy is oblivious to what she meant now, I have a strong feeling that the meaning will be addressed some time throughout the rest of the book. It may even become an important or central issue. For now, it is simply an idea which is not understood by the two children, but they will learn the meaning in the chapters to come.
By using this technique of foreshadowing, Ishiguro gives readers clues as to what might be in store for the rest of the novel. He creates a mystery which succeeds in intriguing people so that they will read on fervently. Curiosity trumps any boredom a reader might face, and instead he wants to know more.
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