…while people would pardon convicts, drunks, and men who fuck goats, cows, dogs, and children, they are suspicious, almost terrified, of a woman without a family and no religion. Jesus is the only viable excuse a young woman can use to deny the penis.
-- Narrator (chapter 1)

Importance: Jamaican society is very close-minded about certain things, particularly about gender roles. Women are prescribed to be married and have children. Women who do not fit this gender role are questioned, unless they have a pathway with the faith community. There is particular societal disdain for people who are seen to be "funny", i.e. people who identify as LGBTQIA. This is a particularly important observation about Jamaican cultural judgments given Patsy's bisexuality and Tru's non-confirming gender identity. It also speaks to the hypocrisy of many of these societal beliefs, including religion, of not passing judgment on other actions while bringing down the wrath on people...