"The point is, they claim they saw this... person. Working there in this open-plan office. And, well, you know. They reckon this person's a possible. For me." Ruth Pg. 139
Aside from wondering whether the irony of my title counts as a use of a lit term (I won't take my chances), I'm also very curious to see where this whole idea of possibles goes and what it means. I was floored when I discovered that all the kids were created in the likeness of other people who are still roaming around the world. They don't really know anything about the people they're modeled after but they are always on the look out for their possible. Then one day Rodney tells Ruth he might have found her possible and they go on an adventure to find her. When they do at first they think it could be but the more they follow her they see less and less of a resemblance they see. At one point she even bursts out about how they are just made from loser convicts and prostitutes. Could this be the vital piece of the puzzle? Are they clones; is that the big secret? This definitely is foreshadowing some bigger news and a lot more answers to come. This has definitely given me hope as a reader that the book is going somewhere and more importantly somewhere exciting!
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