Theme Of Friendship Essay

Those who surround us can change our outlook on life as well as change the way we live in a negative or positive way. Friendships is the unit that many look to in their times of need, for advice, or just someone to talk to in general. However in this world these “friendships” that exist “overlook philia, the slower-burning and longer lasting complement” (Akst 84). Askt brings about the idea of all of the “friends” that one may have but the friendship that we possess is “diluted” and will not fulfill the true meaning of friendship being “uniquely suited to fill the void because unlike matrimony or parenthood, it’s available to everyone, offering concord and even intimacy without aspiring to be all consuming” (Akst 85). Friendship as well as the idea of it is arisen throughout the entire novel, creating …show more content…
Kathy described to us that “Ruth, incidentally, was the third or fourth donor I got to choose” (Ishiguro 4), going on to say “all our differences-while they didn’t exactly vanish-seemed not nearly as important as all of the other things like we had grown up together at Hailsham” (Ishiguro 5), showing that there was a previous friendship that had lingered between the two that was longed for once again by Kathy. However it is realized that there was a rocky moment in time within Kathy and Ruth’s friendship. It is believed that through the way that Kathy had described Hailsham, that it was the source of all of her friendships, bringing about many bonds that she knew would be created and held onto for the rest of her life. Her initial description of Hailsham also leads the reader to believe that Hailsham was a very happy place that would not ever do any harm towards any