When the novel began, Kit was materialistic, carefree, and naive. She was accustomed to a spacious home in an established town. Kit wore fine clothes and shoes. Part of the reason why she allowed William to court her was because he could provide a more comfortable life. Kit was also carefree. She jumped into the cold water to rescue Prudence's toy. She did not think of the consequences of the cold water, the disapproving looks,...
When the novel began, Kit was materialistic, carefree, and naive. She was accustomed to a spacious home in an established town. Kit wore fine clothes and shoes. Part of the reason why she allowed William to court her was because he could provide a more comfortable life. Kit was also carefree. She jumped into the cold water to rescue Prudence's toy. She did not think of the consequences of the cold water, the disapproving looks, or that someone might jump in after her. She had lived a comfortable life in Barbados. It was a shock for her to have to work day after day in Wethersfield. At home, slaves had done all the work. Kit was naive when she arrived in Wethersfield. She did not realize that her aunt and uncle would live such a different life in Puritan Connecticut. She did not know that her clothes would draw attention to herself. She did not consider the dangers of befriending Hannah of or secretly teaching Prudence.
By the end of the novel, Kit realized that she was willing to sell her clothes to gain passage on a ship. She had gone all winter without even looking at them. She broke off her courtship with William. She chose her own freedom and happiness over a fine house. Kit gave up her ideals of returning to a carefree life. She knew that when she returned to Barbados, "she would go as a single woman who must work for her living" (The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Chapter 21). Kit also became more aware of the world around her. She had experienced the mob trying to hunt down Hannah. She had been tried for witchcraft herself. She knew how Puritan life was.
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