"But for me atleast, this non-appearance of Hailsham students just added to a feeling that Hailsham was now far away in the past, and that the ties binding our old crowd were fraying." A pun is a play on words. In this instance, Ruth is comparing the group she has at Hailsham to ties that are fraying. She is using this expression to show that sometimes she feels that her group is not as close.
"That was partly because of the tape; and maybe if I have to be honest, because I was pleased by the notion that Ruth wasn't taking the animals seriously, and everything that implied." The thing that is starting to puzzle me is that Kathy, Ruth and Tommy are supposed to be like best friends. However, they all get jealous easily, and they do not always wish good will upon each other. For example, in this quote, Kathy was pleased because Ruth did not like Tommys' pictures. Also, Ruth was angry when Kathy and Tommy talked about the theory, and she did not find out til later. This is getting much more dramatic,and I wonder what is going to happen!
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not sure this qualifies as a pun. It seems to be an analogy.
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