While reading The Shadow Catcher I often found myself quite confused. Not by what was actually occurring at that point in the novel, but because I was struggling to see any overall themes in the book. This all changed when we were asked to research in depth the two prompts for the final essay.
During the researching process is when I finally found the themes in the book. I finally saw how the Edward and Clara story connected to the Marianne Wiggins story. Some of the overall themes I noticed were: identity, truth, beauty, storytelling, art, along with many others. The meaning Wiggins tries to display with these things I'm not going to go into, because the meaning could be argued, but there is definitely many truths behind what she has to say.
I got a few things out of this research. First, is that deeper analysis of a work of art is required before you dismiss as unimportant, as I did. The second would be that, I need to reconsider the things I think are true, because Wiggins throws many beliefs out the door. These two facts are something I am going to carry forward with me later in life.
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