By recreating this strange, almost comical family unit with Trevor and Fish (his surrogate “parents”), Duncan subtly challenges the domestic norms Marian feels so beholden to. Perhaps it is only logical, then, that Marian feels she can share her aversion to food with Duncan—after all, who better to see the innate “ridiculousness” of dinner parties than someone who seems to make fun of the whole culture that makes such parties possible?