What are the motifs in Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy?

The value of individual freedom is a recurring idea in the book. This is the novel's essential core theme, in that its events, themes, and settings, the journeys of its various characters - all, in one way or another, are connected to the ideal of individual freedom. It's what Connie struggles to achieve, and it's at the core (in terms of both ideal and practice) of the inspiration provided by the people and community of Mattapoisett as her struggles increase. It's at the core of the narrative's explorations of family relationships, of the nature of the future (in that the ongoing struggle for freedom defines that future), and of Connie's parallel existences (all of which celebrate freedom or mourn its loss).