Catherine is a young lady that is desperate to find a way out of her problems. In the book, Catherine Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman, Catherine struggle to solve her problems about her forced marriage and constant lady-tasks. The author gives the notion that Catherine is worried she won't be able to fix her problems, but stops at nothing to try and fix them. Catherine's father, Lord Rollo, wants to see his daughter married and gone. Where as her mother wants Catherine to be a fair, young, and proper lady. Catherine uses courage and determination to solve her problems of how she has to wed Shaggy Beard, her smelly and old suitor, complete lady-tasks, and argue about her marriage with her father. One problem Catherine has to face is
