The Ocean
From Kate Chopin's The Awakening to Finding Nemo, the ocean often shows up when freedom and coming home are on the literary table. The Forest of Hands and Teeth grabs a plate and loads up at t...
The Gates/ Roman Numerals
While tramping through the path, Mary notices these weird little marks on the fences. No biggie… until she realizes that they match the kinds of marks Gabrielle made on the window before her demi...
Gabrielle
Poor Gabrielle. Want to read her whole sad story? Take a trip to the "Characters" section and then come back and join us again here. But what's so special about this girl? Let's break her down (as...
The Binding Cords
The ties that bind… literally. While an engagement ring symbolically binds two people together, Mary's village has a literal Binding Ceremony, in which the betrothed couples are roped together fo...
The Fences
"Good fences makes good neighbors," penned Robert Frost. (By the way, if you and Robert Frost are not friends, please get to know him a little better. You can thank us later.) But what Frost didn't...