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After writing about the love of the English patient, I got interested in Katherine's character. Even though Katherine first notices the English patient trying to strangle her in her nightmare and she dislikes his over-politeness, she falls in love with the English patient. When I was reading this part, I kept reading the passages again to make sure that she hated the English patient. I just couldn't understand how her increased hate for him turned into love. This was not the only quizzical part I read. Katherine, when dating the English patient secretly, hits him and bruises him. Why would she do such things to her lover? Does she have a multiple personality disorder? Is she a sadist? Well, the only logical explanation for her weird behaviors may be her guilt toward her husband, Geoffrey Cliffton. However, this does not explain much of her behaviors. Then, what are understandable behaviors? Does she just have awkward ways to express her love?
I came up with the same question and answer to it as you. I think it's mainly guilt that makes her so weird in her actions because she has been married to Geoffrey only for a year. Imagine you have a girl whom you have dated for a month and another girl is trying to attract you and you are actually attracted by her. Would you be able to react to that another girl the same way as you would if she was just one girl around you? I don't think so. ^^
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DeleteI would definitely react differently, but I think I would be so bad at acting naturally and be awkward as hell rather than hitting the girl while in secret affair.
DeleteAccording to your writing, Katherine to me is a person who has a complicated mind and confusing attitude towards love. In my opinion, the author is intelligent who attracts readers to keep reading with curiosity until they find the answer for the questions in their minds.
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