However, Birkin does not fall victim to her but evokes a very real and soulful emotion in Ursula. Unlike Gudrun's mindful perception of people and the world around them, Ursula appears oblivious to categorizing the nature of human beings. Rather than just perceiving them Ursula knows people through their emotions and her own. She is naive and perhaps innocent on the surface, but she holds a power in her unconscious that each of the other characters lack. Because she de-emphasizes the power of "knowing" she lacks the feelings of insecurity about her "self" and its existence. Therefore, unlike the others, she doesn't experience any feelings of annihilation. Ursula is a sharp contrast to the character of Hermione, who holds an insecure superficiality. In order to remedy her feeling of dissolution, Hermione wants to "know" everything intellectually and control everything, qualities that are equivalent to Gudrun's. Nevertheless, there are instances when Ursula and Hermione bond significantly. However, their repulsion and detachment from one another are just as vehement. .
A first illustration of their bonding occurs in "Classroom". Unexpectedly, Birkin has come to inspect Ursula's classroom. Ursula is dreamily teaching a lesson on 'catkins' only to be interrupted by the harsh mentality of Birkin, and his profound sense of being. Hermione, still obsessively attached to her lover, has followed him on this venture. Ursula, quite intrigued with Birkin, has ended up being a spectator to one of their deep, heated rows. This chapter gives us a deeper perception of Birkin's character. As he beats down Hermione for lacking any real sensuality, his bitter and stubborn disposition is revealed. Truly this nature of Birkin attracts Ursula, but at the same time it repels her. As she probes him to explain his demonic notion of sensuality, she is let down and confused. At this point Hermione uses Ursula and her "womanness" as an escape from Birkin's harsh accusations by prompting her to agree, "What a dreadful Satanist" he is.
