 In Milkman everyday behaviours, even non-political ones, are politicised.The protagonist's maybe-boyfriend shows off a new car engine he has bought to his neighbours, only to be marginalised when a few marks on the engine reveal that it was made in Great Britain.The protagonist's desire to avoid political matters is shown by both her refusal to use character names and her reading-while-walking (quite literally burying her head in a book to emancipate from the reality of The Troubles).