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 depicting modern life, there is an anecdotal component that offers a cohesive and idealized view of an aristocratic family's approach to parenthood as influenced by Rousseau's ideas (Heller-Greenman).