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Resumen de Lo que hizo Katy
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For readers who love family stories, warm humor and childhood games and quarrels, and parents looking for something to share aloud. It also suits anyone curious about the roots of the girls' novel.
De qué trata este libro
What Katy Did is a children's novel by the American writer Susan Coolidge, the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. It was published in 1872 and sold so well that she wrote two sequels, What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. She wrote for young readers who were tired of stories in which every child is good from the first page. Her heroine is untidy, loud, full of plans and always in some kind of trouble.
Katy Carr is twelve years old and the eldest of six children in the small town of Burnet. Her mother is dead, and a strict aunt runs the house. You get a lively picture of a family in the nineteenth century, with its games, quarrels, schoolrooms and Sunday rules. You also get a gentle lesson about patience and kindness, told with humor and very little preaching. Let us begin with Katy herself and the house she lives in.
En este resumen
- 1Katy is a dreamer in a muddleFree
- 2Aunt Izzie keeps the house in order
- 3The children invent their own games
- 4School days and small scrapes
- 5A sudden change after a forbidden act
- 6What the story teaches and how it speaks
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Katy is a dreamer in a muddle
The story opens on the Carr family, and Katy is its center. She is the oldest of the children, tall and thin, with long hair that never stays neat. Her dresses tear, her hands are often dirty, and her mind is somewhere far above the room she is in. She loves to imagine that she will one day do something wonderful, though she cannot say what.
She is also the leader of the nursery. Her sister Clover is the next in age, gentle and loyal, and she follows Katy almost everywhere. Then come Elsie, who is quiet and thoughtful, and then Johnnie and Dorry, who are full of noise and mischief. The youngest is Phil, a small child still being cared for. Each of them has a clear character, and the author takes pleasure in showing how they rub against one another.
Their father, Dr. Carr, is a kind and busy physician who loves his children dearly. He is often away on his rounds, so the daily running of the house falls to someone else. He trusts Katy more than she knows, and he sees her faults with an amused and tender eye. Many of his words to her stay in her mind long after he has spoken them.
From the start the author makes a point of showing Katy as she is, not as a model. She forgets her chores, loses her temper and breaks things in her hurry. Yet she is generous, quick to say sorry and eager to make the others laugh. That mix of faults and warmth is why readers have stayed fond of her.
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Who’s who
- Katy Carr
- Katy is the imaginative, untidy eldest Carr child, whose ambitious plans often draw her younger siblings into trouble.
- Clover Carr
- Clover is Katy's gentle younger sister, a loyal companion who helps put her imaginative plans into practice.
- Aunt Izzie
- Aunt Izzie is Dr. Carr's strict, orderly sister, responsible for running his household and looking after the children.
- Dr. Carr
- Dr. Carr is the children's affectionate, busy father, a physician who relies on his sister to manage their home.
- Elsie
- Elsie is one of Katy's younger sisters, a sensitive child whose feelings can be overlooked by the others.
- Johnnie and Dorry
- Johnnie and Dorry are younger Carr siblings who join Katy and the others in lively household games.
- Cecy Hall
- Cecy Hall is a neighboring girl and Katy's close friend, sharing the Carr children's games and imaginative adventures.
- Cousin Helen
- Cousin Helen is the Carr children's affectionate relative, whose gentleness offers a contrast to Aunt Izzie's strict household rules.
About this edition
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- LengthAbout 51,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 3 h 25 min
- Listening time5 h 40 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 10 other languages
Questions about Lo que hizo Katy
What is What Katy Did about?
It tells of Katy Carr, a spirited twelve year old and the eldest of six children. It follows her games, her clashes with her strict aunt and the hard lessons in patience she must learn as she grows.
Who wrote What Katy Did and when?
Susan Coolidge wrote it. That was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, an American author. The novel was published in 1872, and two sequels followed, What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next.
Who is Aunt Izzie in What Katy Did?
She is Dr. Carr's sister, who runs the household after the children's mother has died. She is neat, strict and anxious, and her rules, such as the ban on the woodshed swing, often clash with Katy's wishes.
Is What Katy Did a true story?
It is fiction, but the author drew on the ordinary family life of her time. Katy and her brothers and sisters are invented, though readers often feel the games and quarrels are very true to real childhood.
Is What Katy Did worth reading today?
Many readers think so, for its humor, its lively children and its gentle message about patience and kindness. The family feelings are easy to recognize.