One example of this is after intercourse with her he locked her in a room for two nights and three mornings. This because he thought her vagina smelled funny. Bullet actually wasn't wrong in his assumption. Winter had gotten an abortion earlier that day because she was unsure of who the father may be. This introduces last males we see Winter come in contact with, the bodyguards of GS (a rapper). They trick her into believing that the rapper is in a dark room of the rappers house after a concert, and she winds up sleeping with one of the bodyguards.
Materialism is another large aspect seen throughout the novel exhibited by many characters. "The first part plays like a protracted rap video: everything is fly and phat, winters father spares his wife and his daughters no luxury, and no thing is generic. Versace, Courvoisier, Chanel, and Moet "there are enough brand names to make Bret Easton Ellis Proud. Even her twin sisters are named Mercedes and Lexus (Elder)."" Many of the main characters for the most part in the book exhibit this high need for all of the luxury and brand names. Santiaga. "His clothes were crisp and expensive. He never wore the same shirt twice (souljah2)."" When Santiaga moved his family out of Brooklyn; he told them to leave all of there belongings in Brooklyn because they won't need them. Moms, what she was referred to as throughout the book, was always found in the latest apparel. "When she went anywhere she was well coordinated. If she had on zebra a zebra skin hat, she'd sport the zebra skin pants and have zebra skin pattern on all ten bails. She'd even have the Victoria's Secret zebra pattern panties and camisole (souljah3)."" She even gets her hair done every three days. Winter from the beginning of the novel gets spoiled rotten by every man she comes in contact with, except Midnight. For Winter's sixteenth birthday Santiaga brought her a diamond tennis bracelet with matching diamond earrings.