▁who ▁are ▁dep icted ▁as ▁hel pl ess ▁vict ims . ▁When ▁these ▁women ▁attempt ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves , ▁they ▁are ▁resist ed ▁and ▁“ put ▁back ▁in ▁their ▁place .” ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁Nik ki ▁beg s ▁De ase ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁after ▁protest ing ▁a ▁time - consum ing ▁job ▁she ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁do , ▁De ase ▁forces ▁her ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁“ good ▁b itch .” ▁ ▁For cing ▁her ▁to ▁state ▁these ▁words ▁creates ▁a ▁sense ▁that ▁De ase ▁has ▁obtained ▁power ▁over ▁her ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁dem ands . ▁Using ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁ab use , ▁these ▁women ▁are ▁taught ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ment ality ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁less ▁of ▁value ▁than ▁the ▁men ▁that ▁control ▁the ▁prison . ▁ ▁Ne ema ▁uses ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Serge ant ▁C erv antes ▁( MC ▁Ly te ) ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁unity ▁and ▁trust ▁amongst ▁the ▁female ▁against ▁their ▁male ▁officers . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁feeling ▁amongst ▁the ▁female ▁in m ates ▁that ▁C erv antes , ▁also ▁female , ▁has ▁bet rayed ▁them ▁for ▁their ▁male ▁enemies . ▁Sab r ina ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁in m ates , ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁conf ide ▁in ▁C erv antes ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁female , ▁realized ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁on ▁their ▁side ▁and ▁therefore ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁trust ed . ▁▁ ▁C erv antes ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁character