Again, Aza recognizes that there are forces beyond her control that influence her fate. In this passage, she is focused on the selection of sounds inside Harold. For both Daisy and Aza, $100,000 is clearly a lot of money, which makes this report particularly intriguing for them. Money and class are a major theme in the novel, as the desire for money provides the characters’ primary motivation for getting involved in Mr. Pickett’s case.