# Miss Kitty Dorner — Cornelli character guide

> Miss Kitty Dorner in Cornelli by Johanna Spyri.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Kitty Dorner, Miss Dorner, Kitty

**First appearance:** 0004-v-a-newcomer-in-iller-stream

## Snapshot

A managing cousin installed at Iller-Stream to civilize Cornelli, she reads guilt in blushes and shoe prints, and is seldom wrong in her own mind.

## Who they are

Miss Dorner arrives to oversee Cornelli's upbringing and promptly turns the house into a court of manners, accusing the child of trampling the sofa and threatening punishment for her tomboyish tricks. She is certain of her own judgment and quick to cite Cornelli's sensitive father as leverage, which only hardens the girl's silence. Her unyielding discipline is the pressure that makes Cornelli's loneliness visible to everyone around her.

## In the story

### [I: Beside the Roaring Iller-Stream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/i-beside-the-roaring-iller-stream)

The cousin of Frederick Hellmut who agrees to spend the summer at Iller-Stream to oversee the household and Cornelli's education.

### [III: New Appearances in Iller-Stream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/iii-new-appearances-in-iller-stream)

Arrives with Miss Grindelen; critical of Cornelli's appearance and behavior, enforces new rules.

### [IV: The Unwished-for Happens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/iv-the-unwished-for-happens)

Imposes strict rules on Cornelli, forbidding stable visits and accusing her of misbehavior.

### [V: A Newcomer in Iller-Stream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/v-a-newcomer-in-iller-stream)

Criticizes Cornelli's appearance and behavior; imposes strict rules; calls Cornelli obstinate and predicts she will never be liked.

### [VI: A Friend Is Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/vi-a-friend-is-found)

Miss Dorner discusses Cornelli's worsening behavior with Betty, expressing concern for her father.

### [VII: A New Sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cornelli_se/chapters/vii-a-new-sorrow)

Advocates boarding school to break Cornelli's will, leaves after tense visit.

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