sentences:  While earlier works reflect Potter's interest in broad political and social issues, "Two Bad Mice" demonstrates her interests shifting to local politics and the lives of countrypeople.The book reflects Potter's conflicted feelings about rebellion and domesticity – about her desire to flee her parents' home via a "rebellious" engagement to Norman Warne and her purchase of a domestic space that would be built with her fiancé.Kutzer points out that the tale has three settings