NORA & VIA

✦ PROJECT ✦

  • "Nora & Via" is Volume XXI of "A Suite of Books: Duality". This suite is the final project for my DART 201 class, where everyone in my class contributed one book to a larger collection. The theme of the series is "dreams and reality" as decided by our class.

    To fit under the title of "Duality", I utilized the two protagonists of the story: Nora and Via. To learn more about the two, visit the Characters tab at the top of the page.

    I connected the overall suite theme (dreams and reality) to the theme of my volume. "Nora & Via" is a story about experiences. The dream is for our cherished moments to never conclude. The reality, however, is that experiences must end. Though moments of life may not last forever, their impact on us as people does. It is important for us to cherish the moments of our life and remember that the conclusion to one part of life is the exigence to another. 

✦ CHARACTERS ✦

  • In the story "Nora & Via", older sister Nora brings younger sister Via to ride Nora's favorite theme park attraction, "The Colorful Planets." Their chemistry is a reflection on how guardian figures and those they protect experience events when together.

    As an older sister, Nora experiences the attraction through Via's reactions and thoughts. Nora is more focused on her sister's enjoyment than she is her own. Via's responses directly affect Nora's own emotions and interactions.

    Via, on the other hand, is young, curious, and new to the ride. Via does not know what the attraction entails, so she relies on Nora's protection and wisdom to guide her. With Nora there to protect her, Via is prepared to undergo this intimidating new experience.

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