Kitty Freemont

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with Caraolas is neck deep in politics. I am certain that the British have their reasons. I don't wish to take sides" (,pg51)
Kitty is confused, and most likely doesn't understand anything at this point, so she decides to go along with the stupidity of the British. The first slight change that we see in Kitty's outlook is the discovery of Karen Hanson-Clement. Kitty was pleasantly surprised by the laughter that seemed to be around whenever Karen was near the children. Kitty was immediately hit with Karen's love and sense of caring. The loss of a daughter had been too much for Kitty, and seeing Karen seemed to soothe this loss. Was this a bad thing? Kitty wanting someone to replace her lost child, that someone being Karen. The introduction of Karen to Kitty was what started Kitty off on a lifetime adventure.
Karen smiled. Already she liked Kitty and she knew instinctively that Kitty wanted-needed to be liked." (Uris,pg58) They seemed to hit it off right away, and Karen turned on ...

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herself! Little by little, she was becoming more and more involved.

Kitty felt like an outsider, not understanding the great passion for Palestine, not understanding the great respect and honor they all held with each other.

"...I haven't been around many Jews in my life. You people bewilder me...Can I say something honestly? I feel like such an outsider..." (kitty,pg 79) To the reader, this suggests that maybe Kitty is longing to understand this togetherness, this bond between people and their homeland. She spends her trip on the Exodus caring for her "Exodus Children" on the journey. She is bewildered that such a horrific trip can be worth it to all these children, but at the same ...

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