Jessica

Human is a poignant look at the construct of society and how individuals move within it. It is a true reflection of the human condition in an individualist society; the constant struggle between self-preservation and the longing for real connection and the fear and emotion that shrouds the interplay between the two. This dichotomy is reflected in the story whether it is the struggle between action and apathy, strength and powerlessness, sympathy and empathy, reality and relativity, darkness and light. On a technical level, Vanessa’s prose reads like poetry. The descriptive imagery enables the reader to relate to the experiences of the narrator, as the narrator relates to the people and experiences around them. You find yourself taken into the mind of the character and at the same time, the innermost depths of your own soul, a dichotomy that pushes the story forward and leaves you with a reconstructed lens from which to view the world with a greater sense of hope and possibility.

Jessica