Society & Values in We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Kinship Loyalty
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Blackwood society treats family duty as law, rewarding inherited roles and mistrusting outsiders. Merricat protects Constance as “the most precious person”, but their devotion deepens dependence, secrecy and conflict with Charles and the village.
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