Each of the first dozen of these vignettes of stylish contemporary life has an element of anecdote, reporting in a cohesive and unified manner "a highly idealized vision of an aristocratic family's approach to childbearing and motherhood based on the philosophy of Rousseau" (Heller-Greenman).
In each of the initial twelve vignettes illustrating modern life, there is an anecdotal element that presents a cohesive and idealized vision of an aristocratic family's approach to parenthood as guided by Rousseau's philosophy (Heller-Greenman).