Deciphering “Why the Caged Bird Sings”

There are certain memories our mind oppresses so we don’t consciously hate ourselves. There are certain instances from our past we don’t necessarily like to talk about or like to admit occurred. Being human means being flawed, yet society has taught us to regret our mistakes and hate our flaws. Unique is frowned down upon,…

Cracking WM. Paul Young’s “Hidden Code”

The Shack, written by WM. Paul Young is a novel that focuses around symbolism and religion. At a first glance one can assume The Shack to be just another everyday religion novel. But the shack proves to be much more than that from just the first couple of pages. If symbolism was a genre, (who…

Reconnecting the Past with the Present

History repeats its self. This saying gets tossed around casually in everyday conversation. It has become a simple well known fact. History repeating its self is inevitable. Have you ever stopped to wonder why? Kindred, written by Octavia E. Butler, explains this phenomenon in a thrilling, gut wrenching, gruesome, action packed story. Kindred brings up…

The Voice Behind Coraline

The story of Coraline written by Neil Gaiman is one giant spiderweb, with unsuspecting victims tangled in its deceiving web of lies. I found my heart racing with every chapter attempting to decipher reality. I felt my self-regressing slowly into a child with every page I turned, questioning my knowledge and subconscious. I walked through…