# data[].attributes.body
“Listen, the only women who work are married to men who can't provide for them. School is a waste of money, money we don't got. You stay home and take care of the kids, keep the house clean, and cook meals, and that's the way it is. This quote shows a theme of sexism because Frank is being stereotypical. This picture shows sexism because of the man telling her what to do.

# data[].attributes.body
”For a moment, I saw myself in his place, still and lifeless on a hospital gurney with the shotgun slug in my head instead of his heart. I wanted to cry but i couldn’t”.There is a lot of pain and loss in the gang lifestyle, and the theme of loss. This picture shows pain which mona had to face a lot with frank when they lived together and when they separated.

# data[].attributes.body
“My sister Roni had gotten into Christianity about the time I gave birth to Vincent, and she had been  after me to look into her new faith as something that might also help me.” Mona’s sister practices Christianity and is wanting Mona to join her to help her. This picture shows that mona was in a dark place after everything so for her to be religious helped her find some light.

# data[].attributes.body
“What if I had just been a law abiding citizen who didn't happen to have a job at the police department. Was the law only for its enforcers?” Mona was only listened to when she told the cops she worked in a police department, but if she didn’t work there, then things would have gotten bad. This picture shows that police officers only have each others back but who knows how many of those officer will not be cruel and help a women like mona get away from a violent man.

# data[].attributes.body
“Listen, if it were up to me, I wouldn't allow you to work here. I don't think you’re right for this job or this department. You belong out on the streets.” “I was stunned. My mouth was open in shock. I couldn't believe my boss was tearing into me because of a tattoo I got years earlier. He didn't see ink on my wrist,though he saw a symbol of a life that he despised.” Mona is an outlier because of how her boss treated her differently then the rest of her coworkers. This picture shows that mona had always felt like an outsider in the police system so she was always away from the group.