Maps To Anywhere Response part 2

In part 2, the story “Leaving” could possibly represent someone who was born to stand out of normality or someone who wants to leave normality. The mother and father fit the profile for the perfect parents. The 2.5 children,, one brother one sister and part of another child, also seem to fit the perfect family picture. However, the 0.5 child, isn’t all there. Parts of it are missing, which is how some people can feel while trying to fit in with others. They can feel isolated because they feel that they don’t fit in, much like the 0.5 child. The 0.5 child wants to leave what little space that they take up.

In “The Theory of Relativity”, it talks about growing up. It starts off by saying how odd it is that children are born with such big heads that are not relative to their bodies. It also talks about the parents expectations for their children growing up, especially when it comes to the boys. They are expected to grow up big and strong like their dads by eating their vegetables and drinking milk. Children are expected by their parents to grow up big but society wants them to be small. So while we are getting bigger, we want to be smaller, thus creating the awkwardness that is in society today.

In “Aphorism”, it talks about  swine and oysters. But honestly, it seems as if the swine are really humans and the pearls from the oysters represent what humans take from nature. As humans, we are the greediest creatures on earth. We take from nature and all other animals that are around us, knowing that most of the animals cannot defend or take it back. This is why we can be defined as swine in the eyes of the animals. Humans take everything from them and rarely give anything back. We see what we want and take it, not caring about what animals it will effect.