The subject of power in our western culture is generally one discussed based upon who has or will have the power. Aunt Maria has risen many of the questions I have about the way society generally thinks of power and how they might react to the way the Witches in this story use it.
The older women, most of which are witches in this book, are placed in some high position of power, which is a huge contrast to what is seen in our culture. These witches are depicted as women who are very manipulative and can quickly lose their temper and misuse their power based on emotional impulse alone. I do believe that this depiction of women in power is somewhat present in our culture today, as many people see women as "over-emotional," although this is not necessarily the case.
The book is interesting in that it places our protagonists in the world without power and gives our antagonist most of the power that creates the conflicts presented to us in the book. I enjoyed seeing Chris get the best of someone with more power than he has and witnessing her go quite a bit over the line, turning him into a wolf. This event in the book is particularly interesting because I got to witness someone with pretty much no power rise into power for a brief moment before he was rapidly dropped back down. The feeling of seeing the "little guy" become more powerful than the "bully" is a satisfying mechanism, and I believe this book pulled implemented that trope into the story pretty well.
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