How we cite our quotes:
Quote #10
“’Tis true I did not welcome you into my house,” he said at last. “But this last week you have proved me wrong. You have not spared yourself, Katherine. Our own daughter couldn’t have done more.” (18.6)
During Mercy and Judith’s illness, Kit takes on the chores of the household. Kit’s hard work has allowed Uncle Matthew to finally identify her as part of the family.
Quote #11
She would go as a single woman who must work for her living. Her best chance, she had decided, lay in seeking employment as a governess in one of the wealthy families. She liked teaching children, and hopefully there might be a library where she could extend her own learning as well as that of her charges. Whatever befell, there would be a blue sky overhead, and the warmth and color and fragrance and beauty that her heart craved. (21.11)
After breaking with William, Kit must decide what she wants in her life. She longs to return to Barbados to continue her own education – and to educate others. In this passage Kit appears to have found her calling. Why doesn’t she follow through with these plans?
Quote #12
“There’ll be a house someday, in Saybrook, or here in Wethersfield if you like. I’ve thought of nothing else all winter. In November we’ll sail south to the Indies. In the summer – ”
“In the summer Hannah and I will have a garden!” (21.42-43)
Kit is getting married to Nat and they will make their home in many places. Kit has decided that her identity is not determined by location, but by the people she surrounds herself with. How will Kit’s marriage to Nat change how she sees herself?