Lavvy’s experience at the Capitol is quite out of the typical domestic sphere for a woman and her presence there comes as a shock to many of the government workers, who look down upon her and consistently mistreat her as she tries to find more information about Isaac. To start with, she is ignored by a young man who works for the Secretary, which leads her to realize that “no matter how her heart may feel for her beloved, worshipped country, after all she is but an insignificant creature, whom a very young man may snub” (106). During this beginning experience in particular, Lavvy realizes how difficult her mission will be to help discover the truth about what happened to Isaac after he was captured. Lavvy’s experiences in the Capitol continue to worsen as she approaches other men who ignore and make fun of her search. The men in the Capitol, specifically Mr. Cackle, “felt at home there [in the rotunda], as if it had been erected for him especially” (109).…