A Little Life

by

Hanya Yanagihara

Kit is Willem’s agent. When Willem starts to give up film roles to stay home and care for Jude, Kit remarks that such behavior would be understandable if Willem were caring for a sick child or spouse, but it seems extreme to hurt his career to care for a friend. Willem rejects Kit’s notion that friendship is less important than family or romantic partners—but Kit’s remark also makes him consider explicitly for the first time whether he might be interested in Jude romantically.
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Kit Character Timeline in A Little Life

The timeline below shows where the character Kit appears in A Little Life. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 5: The Happy Years: Chapter 1
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...film that was set to be filmed in Russia to be with Jude. His agent, Kit, was confused: giving up roles to care for someone would make sense if that someone... (full context)
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Usually, when Kit is in town, he and Willem go out to eat. So Willem knows that Kit... (full context)
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Kit arrives for lunch the next day. Willem gets right to the point and tells him... (full context)
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Kit keeps the story under wraps for a couple weeks, but eventually a magazine story breaks... (full context)