▁society . ▁It ▁also ▁touch es ▁on ▁the ▁human ▁aspects ▁of ▁Wright ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁art istic ▁talent ▁and ▁ecc ent ric ities . ▁Through out ▁the ▁novel , ▁Mam ah ▁explains ▁the ▁art istic ▁or ▁philosoph ical ▁under p inn ings ▁of ▁Wright ' s ▁extra v ag ant ▁views . ▁We ▁experience ▁the ▁po ign ancy ▁of ▁both ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁situations ▁and ▁internal ▁conflicts . ▁The ▁novel ▁allows ▁the ▁reader ▁to ▁see ▁Wright ▁through ▁the ▁pr ism ▁of ▁Mam ah ’ s ▁deep ▁adm iration . ▁The ▁Swedish ▁femin ist ▁Ellen ▁Key ▁right fully ▁un ner ves ▁the ▁female ▁protagon ist ▁when ▁she ▁decl ares ▁that ▁Mam ah ▁may ▁have ▁cow ard ly ▁followed ▁Wright ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁b ask ▁in ▁his ▁br ill iance ▁rather ▁than ▁accomplish ing ▁anything ▁she ▁can ▁claim ▁her ▁own . ▁ ▁A ▁tal ented ▁writer ▁and ▁novel ist , ▁Nancy ▁Hor an ▁sp ins ▁an ▁intr icate ▁web ▁of ▁them es ▁in ▁her ▁novel . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁them es ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁gu ilt ▁and ▁judgment ▁of ▁others ▁and ▁society ▁in ▁general . ▁Another ▁is ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁in ▁society . ▁The ▁novel ▁also ▁expl ores ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁femin ist ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Europe . ▁We ▁are ▁told ▁that ▁in ▁America , ▁the ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁woman ’ s ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁equal ▁pay ▁whereas ▁the ▁European ▁woman ▁is ▁more ▁concerned ▁about ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁live ▁her ▁life ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁t