What influence do different climatic conditions have on cultural habits?

Does bigotry and religious intolerance still exist today? How does it affect our lives?

Who are the Quakers, and why are they considered troublemakers?

Would modern day people be able to survive without all the conveniences of ready-made products, machines and communication systems the way the early settlers did?

Would Kit have been able to adapt to the Puritan way of life, or would her spirit have been broken in the process?

Does society still try to place blame given groups or persons in order to find scapegoats for frustrations?

Are citizens' rights and freedom in danger in today's world?

Do all peoples have the right to rule themselves or is there still foreign interference?