"Many of them have set upon me for my insolence, and of most those are dead."(91) If we were to use clear binary divisions, then one could observe that women today seem to be typecast as being the sex that represents cleanliness; Dog Woman doesn't clean at all. Most characteristics that represent women today don't fit Dog Woman. As Jordan states, "she is silent, the way men are supposed to be."(114) Jordan is a dreamer. He says "I want to be brave and admired and have a beautiful wife and a fine house," (114) such dreams of white picket fences have been reserved for the female gender in today's society. Jordan is a gardener, a calm person, and generally a smart person. Winterson gives Jordan mysterious characteristics. He is searching for the perfect woman, yet she does not exist. "Was I searching for a dancer whose name I did not know or was I searching for the dancing part of myself."(39) Once again Jordan shows that he is more similar to the female gender then the male gender. Women have always dreamt about the perfect man; handsome, romantic, dazzling, and most importantly, mysterious. This description seems to fit the thoughts Jordan has for Fortunata, the smallest dancing princess. So how do these characteristics relate to Jeanette Winterson's bigger picture? "Let the world mate of its own accord," she says, "or not at all. But the cherry grew, and we have sexed it and it is female."(85) Throughout Winterson's novel she has altered general ideas about gender. In the above example she shows Jordan and Dog Woman talking about a fruit he has grown. Winterson is manifesting social standards on gender roles. The writing may be interpreted to illustrate Winterson's thoughts on how society thinks. For instance, objects such as trees are seen as being a-sexual, some frogs mate a-sexually. Winterson is attempting to point out an example of society's boundaries on life. She implies that humans create definitions.