▁think ▁about ▁it ▁r ation ally , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁anti - war ▁message ▁of ▁this ▁tale , ▁prev ail ▁throughout ▁Even ings ▁at ▁Home . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Mich elle ▁Le vy , ▁a ▁scholar ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁encourag ed ▁readers ▁to ▁" be come ▁critical ▁obser vers ▁of ▁and , ▁where ▁necessary , ▁vocal ▁res ister s ▁to ▁authority ." ▁This ▁resistance ▁is ▁learned ▁and ▁pract ised ▁in ▁the ▁home ; ▁according ▁to ▁Le vy , ▁" E ven ings ▁at ▁Home ... ▁makes ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁reform ▁must ▁begin ▁in ▁the ▁family ." ▁It ▁is ▁families ▁that ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁progress ▁or ▁regression . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Lucy ▁A ik in , ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁nie ce , ▁Bar ba uld ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁Even ings ▁at ▁Home ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁pieces : ▁" The ▁Young ▁Mouse ," ▁" The ▁W asp ▁and ▁Be e ," ▁" Al fred , ▁a ▁drama ," ▁" Anim als ▁and ▁Count ries ," ▁" Can ute ' s ▁Re proof ," ▁" The ▁Mas que ▁of ▁Nature ," ▁" Th ings ▁by ▁their ▁right ▁Names ," ▁" The ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Hor se ," ▁" On ▁Man ufact ures ," ▁" The ▁F lying - fish ," ▁" A ▁Less on ▁in ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Dist ingu ishing ," ▁" The ▁Phoenix ▁and ▁D ove ," ▁" The ▁Man ufact ure ▁of ▁P aper ," ▁" The