Not Wanted on the Voyage

How does Dr. Noyes’s behavior align with other domestic violence abusers, cult leaders, and/or other figures who exploit their power?

Japeth’s severe trauma results in an escalation of violent behavior. How do you think the story may have gone differently if he had never been traumatized?

What does Emma’s treatment as both a child and a wife/adult through say about the other characters and the culture in the novel’s setting?