< Gloria > examines the various problems running rampant in our society, including discrimination of education, social alienation and racism. The work presents a sharp satire on the inner desires and the transformation process of the characters whose lives are completely shaken to the roots
by a shocking event. The writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins recognizes that issues like racism, mixed-blood children and identity go beyond the individual to the society, and casts a biting yet humorous perspective on such matters.