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Historical, social, and economical circumstances separate people into rich and poor; landowner and tenant -

misoneism  \ mis-oh-NEE-iz-uhm, mahy-soh- \  , noun;
  1. hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change.    

 - it is not their genetics but their loyalty to one another that establishes their true kinship. But as the book establishes, biological family quickly becomes a thing of the past as life on the road demands that new kinship and new ties be formed -

(no that's all wrong)

- the visible muvre left by the novelist can be easily and briefly enumerated. Unpardonable, therefore, are the ommissions and additions tacked onto the original work by various other authors through the course of time - 

(art evolves)

- the book opposes the provincial reality of the author's country and argues that chivalry is a relic best left to remain in the past. Similarly, it makes the case that theothanatology will be the future in store for us all. Here the influences of Nietzsche's 'God is dead' is tangible - 

(what?)

- for example, let us look at Part 1, Chapter XXXVIII. In these scant dozen pages alone numerous philosophical idealogies are brought up: ableism, capitalism, objectivism, woofism - 

(now you're just making shit up)

- politics are interwoven into every part of the story. Austerity measures such as cuts in pensions and social benefits are a slap in the face to every citizen, as illustrated by Joe Mandible in the first third of the book. In this world such crisis management tactics result in the socialisation of losses and privatisation of gains - 

(death of the author)

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