Clementine Churchill both belongs to the aristocracy and yet functions uneasily within it. What are the economic, political, and/or social dynamics of the aristocracy in the novel? How is the aristocracy portrayed?

Gender dynamics play an important role in Clementine’s life. In what ways do Clementine and the other female characters conform to gender dynamics or challenge them? What is the wider significance of gendered roles and expectations in the novel?

How are issues of class depicted in the novel? In what ways are Clementine and her situation similar to that of the working-class men and women she meets in the novel? What are the differences?