For Boyle, the malapropisms of the marginalized are bursting with hidden insight, wisdom, and knowledge. The constant presence of homie-propisms mined for their unexpected sagacity is a motif within the work. This motif accomplishes much of the text’s subversive aims, as it takes that which normally would be dismissed or derided and uplifts it. Through this motif, Boyle asks his reader to be more careful and aware of what they filter out of their minds, and to think about why they might do so in the first place. The homie-propisms are a central and effective way Boyle challenges readers to deeper introspection. Boyle hopes readers will emerge from this introspection with a deeper and grander sense of compassion—which is, to him, a hallmark of a true encounter with God.