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With knowledge comes a dark destiny... A whole new world beckons inside the mind of mentally challenged Welsey Henson, a world that offers him a gift he can’t resist: knowledge. He carries these bits of knowledge back to the physical world, unaware of the dark instincts that come with them.... read more
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A mentally challenged man named Wesley discovers a beckoning world inside his mind. The world offers him pieces of knowledge, gifts he can't resist, and he carries them back to the physical world, unaware dark instincts tag along. The knowledge builds Wesley's intellect and gives him the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
You are my punishment.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Lydia (Wesley's mother): Despite the really bad first impression Lydia makes in the novel, she's actually the personification of the "good and evil together" theme that runs throughout the novel. The green face with the gold eyes that appears in Wesley's mind-world also symbolizes that theme.
- Green: Wesley is a little confused about what the color green represents in his mind-world, thanks to his mother. At first, he thinks green is bad, but green represents life, both good and bad.
- Gold: Gold represents evil.
- Great prizes require great effort: This theme is secondary to the main theme that good and bad travel together and often can't be separated. Bobby and Vicky's relationship carries the theme that great prizes require great effort through most of the novel, and then it's applied to Wesley.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Keith Pyeatt (Author)
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