Describe Vyry. What kind of person is she? What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? What are her hopes and dreams? How does she come to have those? Do any of them come true? How?

How is Vyry related to Hetta? To John Dutton? To Lillian? To Randall Ware? To Jim Ware? To Minna? To Innis Brown? What is her impact on the lives of each of these?

Describe Shady Oaks. Compare that to the small farm where Vyry and Innis settle at the end of the story. How are the two similar? How are they different? Where is Vyry happiest? Why?

Describe Innis Brown and Randall Ware. How are the two men similar? How are they different? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Who is the best husband to Vyry? Why?

Randall Ware wants Vyry to run away from Shady Oaks. How does he...