Finally, Glynese and Carramae are beautiful and desired girls, but on the inside, the most important part of all, they are a sticky mess. Anytime a person is forced to reverse, they must rewind and discover something about themselves that they hadn't already learned. In other words, Mrs. Hopewell, Joy-Hulga, Glynese, and Carramae begin to play a game without first knowing all of the rules. They all spend entirely too much time going in reverse. Maybe Joy-Hulga would have been better off if she had asked herself this very question.
Evil is right under our noses at all times.
We must be aware of all evil in order to defeat it. For most all of us, it is possible that we will at one point be beaten at our own game. When the trait most familiar to a person becomes undermined by another, one, especially Joy-Hulga, feels as if they don't have anything left to offer the world. All of this degradation comes from a lack of not knowing one's own weaknesses. One must first learn about themselves before relying on others.