cynthia ⊻ diana

• wants an adventure
• with her oppressive, isolated upbringing, the narrator longed for an adventure but was never given the chance.

the (abstract) antagonist

• her illness
• cynthia was never informed about what was ailing her, but diana has the cat scans + mris to vividly illustrate her shortcomings. she suffers from blackouts, hallucinations, and memory loss from her partial seizures.

the (physical) antagonist

• her family
• constantly doing what is "right" and "proper" for their daughter, her parents completely dehumanize the narrator. her parents invalidate her fears, her dreams, her ability to take care of herself. they phy...

• train travel
  • gas rationing in the 1940s and its affect on travel

who, what, where, when, why, and how is your world unfolding?

• who?
  • cynthia ⊻ diana
• what?
  • her great adventure (seeing the pacific)
• where?
  • across the united states
• when?
  • 1940s + 2010s
• why?
  • to understand the mess in her head
• how?
  • her reincarnation is parallelling her first life until she runs away with a band t...