Donna’s wounds are yet another indication that the American Dream doesn’t exist here in Detroit. Even if Donna and her sisters make enough money selling for Uncle Q to get by, that doesn’t save her from Dray’s abuse—and it doesn’t save Matant Jo from her hopelessness and pain. All of this makes Fabiola feel ready to lash out in order to protect her family, an emotion born out of Fabiola’s fierce loyalty to them.