In this book, Eva has more sexual knowledge then most girls her age. She grows up in an environment where she is sexually harassed by people whom she respects and is supposed to look up to. Eva turns out to be a very confused soul in her later years. The novel jumps from one story to another. It seems apparent that she is telling the story, because some of her statements are facts and others are event

Another of the substantial objectives the theme of the novel tries to imply is the pressure women face in a male-dominated society. In the book, men are definitely portrayed negatively. Women have no mind of their own; men control them. The men sexually and emotionally repress the women in the book. An example of this is Eva's cousin, Alfonso. He constantly pressures her to have sexual encounters with him and puts her down as well as makes her feel like he is her boss..the ultimate authority over her. This happens with every relationship Eva, or any other woman in the story, faces. Men say, "Jump!!". Women say, "How high?". It's absolutely pathetic and demoralizing.

Though the story may seem bizarre, Eva actually falls into the cliche of the minds of women incarcerated for murder. For example, "women offenders are more likely to kill a lover than other victim categories"(DOCS 1). Davis was Eva's lover; a freaky one at that. Another common characteristic of women murderers is a history of abuse. "It is estimated that from 40 to

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