The Comfy Chair

I didn't read Elizabeth as the enemy. I read her as misguided. Others were punished in this world that were not subs, we just didn't see much of it. I think she thought she was correcting his behavior, helping him relieve guilt, and helping him grow. She didn't know that he didn't feel particularly guilty for what he had done, and therefore the punishments were pointless. If he had opened a discussion with her things might have gone differently, but I think he was too trained to keep his opinions to himself (because no one would listen to him before). I believe that Elizabeth was meant to represent those men that were sympathetic to women entering the work force, were trying to be helpful, but were blind to their own prejudices.