Last month, when in Italy, the buffalo mozzarella I ate was like a totally different animal. One quality set it apart from any I'd had in the States. Perhaps it was because I was in Salerno, in Campania, in the region best known for mozzarella di bufala, that I tasted these most superlative versions.
Summary: The Catbird Seat by James Thurber is about Mr. Martin who has decided he must kill Mrs Barrows because she is destroying the firm he works for, but in the end he tricks his boss into thinking she has had a mental breakdown.
This ties back to the consistent message in the story: there are times to fight and times to hold back. The theme for Plot 1 of Catherine, Called Birdy is Fight the battles you will win.. This theme is critical to the plot development of the novel. For example, Catherine has many arguments with her father about not wanting to marry and not wanting him to choose.