Ela segue os ensinamentos do Antigo Testamento, de um Deus agressivo e vingativo. Veja abaixo.

In the opening chapter, Jeanette says that her mother is Old Testament through and through. The combative and even vengeful nature of Jeanette's mother follows the harsher God characteristic of that time. Jeanette's mother actively seeks out combat with others.

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