ipl-logo

How Does Kit's Character Change Throughout The Novel

1128 Words5 Pages

Imagine leaving home to live in a foreign place with new rules, people, and activities. Katherine Tyler, a girl originally from the island of Barbados, has to leave her beautiful home when her grandfather dies. She hopes her aunt and uncle in America will take her in, but she does not realize how much she will have to change in order to fit in. Her cousins, Judith and Mercy, are nothing like her, and her uncle forbids her to wander around and visit her friend, Hannah Tupper. In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, a young, carefree girl struggles to fit in a new society, causing her to mature into a skilled young woman. The author uses characterization through Kit’s appearance, her family’s perspective of her, and Kit’s own thoughts to show the change …show more content…

In Barbados, Kit was used to doing whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted(6). When she comes to America, her impulsiveness surprises everyone. When Kit loses her temper when no one cares for Prudence’s doll, the author states, “Kit was not used to being ignored...when a thin whimper from the child was silenced by a vicious cuff, her anger boiled over. Without a second’s deliberation she acted,”(5). Kit jumps into the river to save the doll without thinking about the consequences, which shows that she is quick-tempered and makes rash decisions. In this situation, her quick decisions lead to people believing she is a witch; however, as the author reveals Kit’s true character, the reader can see how Kit’s quick thinking actually helps others. When Kit hears that the townspeople are going to hunt down Hannah Tupper, who they believe to be a Quaker witch, she is scared for her friend. She disobeys her uncle’s rules, sneaks out of the house, and rushes to warn Hannah before she can get hurt (121-123). Although Kit does not worry about being caught or getting in trouble with her Uncle, her quick thinking helps her innocent friend escape danger. The author reveals Kit’s true characteristics, and shows how she is helpful and kind to her friends, especially when they are in danger. Kit changes from being impulsive and making rash decisions …show more content…

When she first arrives to America, everyone stares at her and judges her because she is unfamiliar to their land; however, the encouragement and advice from her family and friends helps Kit overcome any challenge that she faces. Kit struggles to fit in with her relatives and the rest of the town, but as she learns new things from her cousins and makes new friends, she blends into colonial society. Although, Kit has to prove herself countless times, she finally is able to find love and settle down in this foreign land. Even though one may become adjusted to life in one area, they will always love the ways of their homeland, just like Kit will treasure Barbados in her heart

Show More
Related
362 Words | 2 Pages

Should Kit have rescued Prudence’s doll? Have you ever acted rashly in your anger? In the book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Kit is a young girl who leaves her home in Barbados, and travels by ship (along with a sailor boy named Nat) to live with her Aunt Rachel in Connecticut. As the ship pulls into Connecticut, she notices a young girl named Prudence accidentally drop her doll into the water. Kit grows angry when she sees Prudence’s mother scold and discipline her for her mistake.

Read More
674 Words | 3 Pages

This is because she was getting chased and so she had no other choice but to save her. In conclusion, Therefore, Kit is being loyal to Ms.

Read More
583 Words | 3 Pages

Sometimes, personality can be perpetual. Even faced with the most adverse surroundings, a teenager’s character can remain virtually unaffected. Rachel Price, the eldest Price sister, experiences almost no change over the course of The Poisonwood Bible, written by Barbara Kingsolver. Characterized as an ignorant, superficial, “ditzy blonde”, Rachel makes no attempts to assimilate or adapt to the customs of Kilanga, frequently enjoying luxury and leisure at the expense of the villagers’ hard work. Rachel’s persona is perfectly captured in the nsongonya ants attack, where she simply decides to “stick out [her] elbows and raise up [her] feet,” and be carried in the stream of fleeing villagers, despite jabbing her elbows “very hard into the ribs” of the villagers carrying her (305).

Read More
392 Words | 2 Pages

Besides I have plenty of others,'" (page 9). This shows that even though Kit has some pressure going through the Puritan life, she tries to stay with her identity she has developed through growing up in Barbados with her grandfather. This is because she did not know that Puritans had such a strict life because she lived in Barbados. To add on to that, in chapter 18 it states that kit was being accused of witchcraft in court just because she was different and befriending another "witch" Hannah Tupper (starts at page 197) . This shows that kit is being treated differently just because she is different than other people.

Read More
1115 Words | 5 Pages

Monkey Beach Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations in Canada, is a captivating and gripping novel that tackles the concept of spirituality and Aboriginal life in a recent post Residential School time. Residential Schools, which were a type of boarding school for Canadian Aboriginal youth set up by white religious organizations started in the 1880’s and continued all the way into the late 1990’s, were such abusive and toxic environments mentally, emotionally, and physically, the aftermath not only affected the generation which survived them first hand but also the generations after and still has many consequences today. Robinsons protagonist, Lisa, is apart of the first generation of Aboriginal youth

Read More
1011 Words | 5 Pages

Introduction: The book, What To Say Next, by Julie Buxbaum, is an amazing story about friendship. When the popular girl Kit loses her dad in a car crash When she starts hanging out with David who has no friends. Kit likes Davids honesty and David likes having Kit around as a friend. When Kit asks for help figuring out the car crash her dad died in David would love to help.

Read More
550 Words | 3 Pages

The young girls of the town, including Mary Warren went into the woods and did illegal activities. “Witchery’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two year ago! We’ll only be whipped for dancing and other things!” (18). The townspeople had come to the idea that there were people conforming to witchery and the devil, however, they did not know who.

Read More
758 Words | 4 Pages

Paul Ryan once said, “Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.” Individuals must strive upon excellence based on the society they are placed in. Watching how others react can help one become the best they can be. Throughout The Glass Castle, Jeannette is exposed to society by her parents. Her parents, Rex and Rose Mary, see society in different means than how others perceive it.

Read More
828 Words | 4 Pages

The next accusation shocked the townspeople. Ann accused the spirit of Martha Corey. She was a huge figure in the church and, even though there was not substantial evidence, was sent to prison and she was eventually hung. This accusation caused a scare throughout the village because it proved that anyone in the town could be a witch. The first set of trials ended but the girls’ “fits” did not.

Read More
1683 Words | 7 Pages

To conclude, it can be stated that, throughout the novel, Jeanette’s description of the maternal character changes remarkably according to the woman’s attitude towards the affirmation of the girl’s subjectivity. She is represented as a helper during her religious educational training, turning into an engulfing witch when the girl starts rebelling and finally becoming an antagonist when she rejects her daughter. When Jeanette starts affirming her own subjectivity, the mother tries to repress it through negligence and passive violence. Once she realises that she cannot fight her daughter’s nature, she decides to exclude the girl from her own life. The adoptive mother’s inability to accept the affirmation of Jeanette’s ‘deviant’ tendencies is

Read More
421 Words | 2 Pages

“Those black-eyed peas? They tasted alright to me, Earl you're feeling weak?” Did you know that most country songs like “Goodbye Earl,” by the Dixie Chicks are Southern Gothic Literature? Yes Southern Gothic Literature is found in songs, movies, and books. Southern Gothic Literature has several distinct characteristics, but the most important characteristics are violence, sense of place, and outsider.

Read More
714 Words | 3 Pages

Through To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee teaches us the righteousness of empathy. Harper Lee 's technique of writing and coinciding Christian beliefs weaved through emphasizes the importance of the story 's moral and themes. It is through Scout, the young dynamic and protagonist, that Lee opens the reader 's eyes to a realistic world of prejudice and inequality during the 1930s. Though introducing many characters throughout the novel, it is through Lee 's wise father character, Atticus Finch, that she further helps teach her readers life lessons, one being empathy. While narrating in first person, Lee further details her novel with the setting and use of style and diction.

Read More
1011 Words | 5 Pages

In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Changeling”, the hardships of gender stereotypes are exposed. The contrast between a young girl’s imagination and the reality of her gender role is clear by her attempt to appease her parents. She is neither manly enough to gain the attention of her father nor womanly enough to attain the respect of her mother. Her dilemma of not being able to fit in is emphasized by Cofer’s use of imagery and repetition.

Read More
456 Words | 2 Pages

Though Kat tries to cover it up, it reveals that she truly does not like her own identity as she detested Ger’s image, who is exactly a reflection of herself. Kat’s lack of knowledge about who she is as a person altered her interests and affected the relationships around her. Lastly, Kat is lost as a person because she lives her life as what others perceive her to be. Though she tries to be unique and do things out of the norm, Kat desires the attention of others which fuels her unique and vogue persona. Her need for attention is evident when Gerald says, “Kat has a tendency to push things to extreme, to go over the edge, merely from a juvenile desire to shock.

Read More
701 Words | 3 Pages

This novel is about three lonely children: Mary, who is sent to England because of her parent’s death by cholera in India; Colin, a cousin with full of hatred and even more unpleasant than Mary is; and Martha 's brother Dickon, who has the power to delight both people and animals, Without Dickon neither Mary nor Colin would be able to boost their health and happiness as much as they do. The main character, Mary, is a disagreeable, sour, unhappy, unpleasant and perhaps ugly girl. She has never experienced love because her mother has hardly liked Mary. She is so awfully lonely. Because of her parents’ death by cholera, Mary is sent to England where she is going to learn to experience friendship and magic.

Read More

More about How Does Kit's Character Change Throughout The Novel

Related Topics

Open Document