It could be argued that Thorby had the most personal freedom when he was a child living with Baslim in Jubblepore, even though he lived in abject poverty and was legally a slave. Do you think this is true? Why or why not?

Dr. Mader calls the Free Trader culture matriarchal, and we are given plenty of reasons to believe that the female chief officer is the final authority of the colony. However, the free trader men appear to have far more personal liberty than the women do? What is the author trying to say about the relationship between power and individual freedom?

What do we know about society on the planet Jubble? How is society structured there? What kind of government and economy do they have there? How is their social hierarchy reinforced?

Compare and contrast the societies of the planet Jubble, the...