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As the story begins, Jonah is in serious trouble; he owes an enormous debt of over $45,000, and his attempts to forge connections through gambling come crashing down. The complex dynamics of this father-daughter relationship are prominently displayed through Jonah’s financial instability and his misguided attempts to provide for Aurora, including an attempt to leverage his outdated lifestyle of gambling, which he has unsuccessfully tried to hide from her.