The Passing of Grandison

What ideologies or desires underwrite Dick’s motivation to free Grandison? Is he devoted to abolition as a cause?

What role does loyalty play in the story? Is there a gap between who characters seem loyal to, and who they are actually loyal to? Can loyalties shift, or do they only seem to shift?

How do the narrator and point of view affect the audience’s interpretation of this story? How would this story be different if Grandison were the narrator?