Another theme presented in the novel is the reconsideration of the notions of spirituality and the divine, which is explored to demonstrate a distorted image of the classical idea of god. From the first conversations that Ordalisa has with the ugly crucifix, she finds herself surprised, firstly by the ugliness of the image, then by the personality of the crucifix, who treats her in a personal manner in which camaraderie and humor rule, on the contrary to what she had imagined.
