The Gold Key
Key to the KingdomThe gold key is a pretty horrific symbol of the lengths the government will go to in order to brainwash children into enlisting in the military. They tell them that this key will...
Cigarettes
The First TasteWhen Marji has her first cigarette, she considers it a sign of growing up. She coughs and coughs and says, "with this first cigarette, I kissed childhood goodbye. Now I was a grown-u...
The Veil
Veiled ThreatsThe veil is quite the fashion statement, like wearing jeggings or a fedora. However, neither jeggings nor a fedora are closely tied with religious fundamentalism. The veil is. Althoug...