However, Duin adds, "Perhaps in the opera, the pastor had high expectations for his daughter. … The pastor's family was supposed to set the example." This idea makes sense, as tangled family relationships and demands play such a key role in the story. Even on the bus home, Kayla is surrounded by people who are trying to flee the pull of faith and family (one girl sings bitterly to herself, clearly echoing words that she's heard all her life, "Love the sinner, hate the sin").