Mrs. Turpin’s struggle with her label ‘warthog from hell’, forces her to purge herself of her prideful divisions of human beings. “Mrs. Turpin occupied herself at night naming the classes of people” (691). Introduced to us as a prideful, pharisaical, and class-organizing woman, Mrs. Turpin views herself as the crowning achievement of God’s creation: “He had made her herself and given her a little of everything. Jesus, thank you!” (695). However, this view of humanity is completely turned on its head when Mary Grace, who in Mrs. Turpin’s words was, “the ugly girl” (690), throws a book at her head, and tells Mrs. Turpin, “Go back to hell where you came from, you old wart hog” (698). This pivotal moment causes Mrs. Turpin to head to the pig
