The End!!!

As we come to the end of our novel, I would for you all to reflect on how much Kit has grown. At the beginning of the novel she was excited and had a child's mentality to the Colonies, but in the end Wethersfield disappointed her and she felt alone and depressed.

Here is a reflection from last weeks chapters to this week
 

Chapter 13

• Kit tells John that she has been visiting Hannah, and he disapproves.

• John confesses to Kit that he would like to marry Mercy.

• When John comes to speak with Matthew about courting his daughter, there is a miscommunication, and Judith believes that he has come for her.

• William proposes to Kit, but she says she is not sure. William is willing to wait.

Chapter 14

• The Dolphin is again docked in town, and Kit goes out to meet the ship.

• When Kit speaks with Nat, he is cold and sarcastic because he has heard that William plans on marrying Kit. This bothers him.

• Governor Andros is coming down to Connecticut to take over as royal governor.

Chapter 15

• Matthew is very upset about the coming of Governor Andros, and William agrees with him.

• The colonists worry that their charter and all they have worked for will be lost with the coming of the governor.

• William manages to save and hide the charter, an act considered serious insubordination to the king.

Chapter 16

• Nat and some sailors from the Dolphin place Jack-o-lanterns in the house William is building, and as a result are locked in the stocks.

• Nat's punishment is to be banished from ever coming back into town.

• Kit goes to Hannah to speak about her doubts regarding William's proposal.

• When Kit returns home, she learns that John has joined the militia to fight the Indians.

Chapter 17

• Five days after John leaves, Judith comes down with fever, and Mercy follows soon after.

• A band of angry townspeople come to the Woods' home, stating that they are going to get Hannah because she is a witch, and they blame her for the fever.

• Kit runs off to warn Hannah and convinces her to leave her house just in time. The townspeople come and burn Hannah's house down.

• Nat decides to take Hannah to his grandmother's house for safety.

Chapter 18

• The townspeople, led by Mrs. Cruff, come to the Woods' house to arrest Kit for her association with Hannah, they now believe that Kit is in league with the witch.

• Matthew tries to defend her, but it ignored because they have found Kit's notebook at Hannah's house.

• Kit is taken away and locked up for trial the next day.

Chapter 19

• Kit is taken to trial and accused of dealing with Satan and being friends with a witch.

• Matthew tries to defend his niece to no avail.

• Suddenly, Nat and Prudence arrive at the courtroom to defend Kit.

• Prudence shows everyone she can read and explains that is what Kit has been doing at Hannah's.

• Kit is acquitted of all charges.

Chapter 20

• Winter comes and Kit begins to feel lonely and depressed.

• Kit and William both realize that they cannot marry each other, and Kit realizes that she is in love with Nat but does not know if she will ever see him again.

• Kit considers returning to Barbados.

• John returns from the militia and shows everyone his love for Mercy.

Chapter 21

• Two weddings are announced: John and Mercy and William and Judith. Everyone is happy.

• Kit secretly decides to leave and plans on selling her dresses to finance the trip.

• In May a new boat comes to dock. It is Nat's, and it is named the Witch.

• Nat tells Kit that he has named the boat after her and wants her to come with him.