Wbisexual nature. Later in the novel, she told her husband of her sexual experiments at the girls boarding school, and convinced him to enter a ménage-a-trois with Marita. Eventually, jealous over Marita’s feeling toward her husband, Catherine declared love for both David and Marita. Further in the novel, there is a discussion over the reason for Catherine’s fragile mental state. It appears that both of her parents committed suicide in a car. It is suggested, that Catherine may follow the footsteps of her mother and father. Yet, by the end of the story, she realized that she needed help, and left David and Marita so that they would have a happy ending. Catherine Bourne is a complex character. On one hand, one would categorize her as strongly