In the beginning of the novel, Kit Tyler acts differently than she does at the end of the book. She is impulsive because of her upbringing, when she lived a privileged life in Barbados, and had a lot of servants. “Turn back Captain,” she ordered impulsively, “’Twill be an easy thing to catch.” She is outspoken and competitive, “She could not help laughing as she passed him, and with a feeling of triumph she beat him to the boat.” Also, Kit is thoughtless when she insults Nat about the smell of the Dolphin, and when she jumps after the doll, when Prudence drops it into the water. Kit is also very immature compared to the people of Connecticut who are much too disciplined to Kit’s point of view. Lastly, she is somewhat arrogant, because she was brought up in such a wealthy neighborhood, “She was quite plainly a servant...Kit was impatient when the Captain removed his hat and spoke with courtesy.” At the beginning of the story, Kit was immature and tactless, but that changes.
The main problem in the story is that Kit