III.Discuss Kitty as the protagonist of the novel.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What was Kitty's social background? In what way was she brought up? To what extent is she the product of her environment?

2. Can Kitty be regarded as the modern woman? What essential qualities does she lack? What are the essential features of the modern woman, in the author's opinion? Where and how does the author give to understand that the modern woman still belongs to the future? Is loose feminine morality part of the past or of the future, according to the author?

3. In what spheres of life does Kitty look for a meaningful pattern of life? What patterns does the line Walter — Townsend —the nuns —the Manchu offer? Why does Kitty reject each of the patterns? Which of the patterns proves the most difficult for Kitty to reject?

4. What stages does Kitty's spiritual evolution pass? Why does it go hand in hand with her estimation of Townsend and adultery, and her self-estimation?

5. Kitty is considered a worthless philistine and there is a denial of her spiritual evolution or progress. Do you agree with it? Can you regard Kitty as a positive character?

6. What is the main idea of the novel?

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