The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Week 11: Chapter 24 — The Final Chapter
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Speare gives us an ending that is both hopeful and honest — Kit's story is not neatly wrapped up but genuinely open, and that is exactly as it should be.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Nat arrives in Wethersfield with a ship of his own — the Witch — named, it seems, as an act of quiet defiance and tribute. Why is the name of the ship significant, and what does it suggest about how Nat sees both Hannah's memory and Kit herself?
2.Kit chooses to leave with Nat rather than remain in Wethersfield. Is this a fully free choice, or is it partly an escape? How does Speare distinguish between running away from something and running toward something?
3.Kit's goodbye to the Wood family — particularly to Aunt Rachel and Uncle Matthew — is quiet and laden with unspoken feeling. What has her time in Wethersfield cost her, and what, surprisingly, has it given her?