# How does The Head of Kay’s develop the theme of Identity and Belonging?

> The Head of Kay’s by P. G. Wodehouse

## Answer

The Head of Kay’s by P. G. Wodehouse develops Identity and Belonging across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Kennedy's forced transfer from Blackburn's to Kay's creates a crisis of identity, as he grapples with being an exile in a hostile environment and losing his sense of home.

Kennedy's sense of exile and loss of house identity after being uprooted from Blackburn's.

Dencroft's victory helps shed the house's former reputation as Kay's, forging a new identity.

## Evidence

- [ix-the-sensations-of-an-exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_head_of_kay_s_se/chapters/ix-the-sensations-of-an-exile.md): Kennedy's sense of exile and loss of house identity after being uprooted from Blackburn's.
- [xxiv-the-sports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_head_of_kay_s_se/chapters/xxiv-the-sports.md): Dencroft's victory helps shed the house's former reputation as Kay's, forging a new identity.

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