What are the motifs in Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg?

Humor is a recurring idea. Daisy Fay is a young woman whose parents were never prepared for the responsibility of raising a child. Daisy's father is an alcoholic and her mother is overly protective, constantly afraid that Daisy will die of some terrible disease. Caught between these two, Daisy often finds herself frustrated and unable to predict what her parents will do next. At the same time, Daisy is forced into a Junior Debutante club she does not like and is tortured by a bully who believes Daisy Fay is beneath her in social standing. Sometime later, Daisy Fay's mother leaves the family and forces Daisy to remain with her father, where she is often ignored and at one time even finds her life to be in danger.