Academic in Training

Francis' biggest flaw is his attachment to comfort above all else. he doesn't have to get married. he could rebel by letting his family cut him off, get a job (and it's the 80s, a basic education could get you a livable wage back then) and support himself, Richard even suggests it, but he is ultimately unwilling to abandon his class bound comforts for true happiness, making him as trapped by his own actions (or in this case lack of action) as the rest of the group

rip Bunny Corcoran, you would have loved chatgpt

Richard Papen is truly god's strongest soldier because imagine being in love with every single member of your friend group and then learning said friends regularly host hedonistic rituals in which they all sleep together and to which you alone are not invited