George Bernard Shaw enables fantasy, dreams and reality to show the heritage of our strugle from the savana to modern civilization. He crafts modern relationships using powerful mother, father, daughter, son, the loved and the rebuffed to allow us to reflect on our current state. This book contains clasic elements of a Don Juan dream, a "road trip" and an entire handbook written by one of Mr. Shaws main characters. The Don Juan dream is one in which the battle of the sexes is answered and shown to be a facade for an agenda that we perpetuate, but do not control or often acknowledge. The "road trip" appears to be the original of much of what we've experienced in Jack Kerouac's writings and see in our modern movies.
The handbook allows Mr. Shaw to express his own ideas as those of his character. This provides some insulation from any contemporary criticism that may have come his way. This work, more so than any other, provides a wonderful avenue to Mr. Shaw's personal philosophy that can lend insight to his other works. It truly can be said that this book "has it all" with something for everyone. It is truly amazing that this book has remained relatively obscure, however it has remained a strong influence in many modern literature courses and would be an enjoyable addition to most anyone's book collection.