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“ I jotted down the number but, a few days went by before I pulled a crumpled notebook page out of my purse and picked up the telephone. Even then I panicked when the voice on the other end answered" and "I was stunned by the education requirements needed to become a cop and decided that I could never fulfill them" are examples of Monas insecurities of both leaving Frank and becoming a cop. Usually before every big event that happens in the book Moana doubts herself and starts to wonder if she can do the things she wants to do.

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"I wondered if the latest tragedy was a sign that the badge was too costly to carry" this is an example of troubles of being a cop because Mona while being a police officer saw many horrific things that eventually made her question her badge. Mona saw many cases throughout the day that changed her life, the three big ones were; the car crash with the Priest, the little girl who was sexually assaulted, and the woman who got shot on Halloween night. Mona in the book said she still hears the Priest crying after identifying all the dead bodies, she still hears the little girl's voice and wonders what could have happened if they reacted faster on Halloween night.

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“You stay home and take care of the kids, keep the house clean and cook meals, and that's the way it is" this is an example of a traditional Latino family who thinks that women should stay home but that's not what Mona wants. Frank’s traditional ideology that women should stay home, cook meals, clean, and take care of the children instead of attending school or working.

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“Frank, stop...the baby!” is an example that Frank will abuse Mona even if she is pregnant. Mona started to get abused by Frank when he brought his friends over and stayed up late with them smoking pot combined with PCP, Mona confronted Frank telling them to leave because Frankie and her needed sleep. Frank took this personally and struck her. A few days pass by and he later apologizes to Mona saying he didn’t mean to, he started to work and bring in his paychecks while no longer doing drugs. However, he started to not bring in a paycheck and instead started bringing in his friends alongside beer and drugs. He started to hit Mona constantly and Mona just about had it since she was pregnant again and had a child to take care of.

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“ when I was a child, my worries went only as far as my yard and could all be solved by the wave of my father's hand” is an example of Mona's happy childhood. She lived a typical childhood when as a little girl she believed what her dad said was good and bad. but her childhood ended when her cousins came to cut down her childhood tree.

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“ no cops in the crib” and “ you're three credits behind for graduation" are both examples of Mona being an Outlier and being discriminated against by her friends and the school. Mona was an outcast when she got the job at the Police Department as a clerk because she was different from everyone else at the police department, she was the only one who was officially in a gang. At the PD Mona was treated differently and, people at the police department thought she was a spy for the Gang. Not only was she treated differently at work but, gang members started to treat her differently too, treated her as a cop even though she wasn't one.