The Ravenscroft and Brigstocke families both comprise a mother, a father, and a son. What other similarities does the text draw between the families, their personalities, and their actions? How do they differ?

Choose one of the characters and explore how their emotional or physical isolation affects their actions and their mental state.

One of the text’s central themes is The Construction of Truth to Confirm Beliefs. How do Stephen, Nancy, and Robert’s reactions to Jonathan’s photos expose their existing views about Catherine?