Hutchinson's fiction is very much a product of its time and of Hutchinson's relation to his time. Hutchinson is an heir of Dickens in his treatment of social concerns: He shows social ills without recommending a political solution; rather, he believes that individual reformation is the proper path.
If Winter Comes shows the problem of unwed motherhood: The hero, Mark Sabre, believes that society is correct in its condemnation, yet he laments and cannot participate in the resultant social excommunication of a girl abandoned by her family. The self-righteousness and cruel behavior Sabre deplores typify the people around him, who despoil a peaceful landscape in the name of progress and profit,.....
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