# What Love vs. Social Convention means in The Coming of Bill

> The central romance between Kirk (a struggling artist) and Ruth (a millionaire's daughter) defies class expectations and family opposition, highlighting the conflict between genuine love and societal pressures to marry within one's station.

## Explanation

The central romance between Kirk (a struggling artist) and Ruth (a millionaire's daughter) defies class expectations and family opposition, highlighting the conflict between genuine love and societal pressures to marry within one's station.

Kirk and Ruth's love is challenged by the social conventions of their different social classes.

Ruth and Kirk feel an instant, primal attraction, but Ruth acknowledges the tiresome formalities of courtship that society demands before they can be together.

Kirk and Ruth's secret courtship defies social expectations, as Ruth's brother Bailey and others disapprove of their relationship, viewing it as improper and threatening to family honor.

Ruth's secret marriage to Kirk defies her father's expectations and societal norms.

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