Inequality is linked to environmental and animal rights issues in this novel. Janina, the eccentric protagonist, sees the exploitation of nature and animals as forms of systemic violence that mirror human inequalities. The novel critiques how society values human lives over non-human lives, reflecting an ingrained hierarchy where animals, like the refugees or marginalized people in other novels, are treated as lesser beings. This inequality in how different life forms are valued is central to Janina’s struggle for justice, and her actions.
