Jellyfish
Jellyfish are the very definition of spinelessness. Because, you know, they have no bones and just seem to float wherever the ocean takes them. So it's kind of weird that in a novel about dreams, t...
Mount Hood
We have to guess that Ursula Le Guin really loves Mount Hood. We see it so many times in this novel that it's striking. This isn't a novel about mountaineering, after all.But Mount Hood's appearanc...
Bear God
Did you know that lots of cultures worship bears? The Ainu do, many Native Americans do, and even the Greeks did. It makes sense, since bears are pretty impressive and frightening creatures, right?...