As the Coen brothers constantly punished them as the "gods of morality", I discovered that Everett, Pete and Delmar struggled with some of the seven deadly sins. For Everett, he struggled with pride. Audiences remember Everett's character because he was the brightest of the trio, but he was always concerned about his appearance and hair, especially using only his "Dapper Dan" hair pomade. Thus, Everett struggled with the deadly sin of pride. This is evident when Everett prays as they are about to be killed and the water rushes over them, washing away his cans of Dapper Dan (representing his sin of pride). Pete dealt with desire in the film, as he stopped the car to see the three beautiful women washing clothes in the river. As a result, they are punished by being drugged with corn whiskey, Delmar is led to believe he has been turned into a toad, and Pete returns to a chain gang. Pete also seems to be the second smartest character in their trio. Finally, Delmar is the most gullible and stupid of the three. When he sees the frog jump out of Pete's clothes, he believes he has turned into a toad and needs a wizard to save his friend. He also sees a group of Christians being baptized in the river and runs to be baptized while Everett grits his teeth. Not only was it hysterical to see Delmar's reaction to being submerged underwater, but he says he's saved.