Thursday, December 19, 2013

“I could have rendered guests as well as real ones!”- Mark in Spidersilk

Monday, December 16, 2013

In Spidersilk there are many relationships that tend to connect with one another more than the typical relationship. One such example is that of Tia and Tina. Although Tia isn't of the same dimension as Tina she finds herself connected with Tina and Mark and eventually finds herself becoming Mark's ally against the ghosts. During this time, Tina is lost and ends up perishing in Mark's dimension, of course she is reborn into a new dimension as Jara where she is given the chance to have a brighter and more youthful outlook. After accepting this shinier version of herself Tina is disconnected from Mark who could have saved her from the black ghosts. With this rewrite of her own self Tina separates from her real life forever, which just goes to show things aren't always greener.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

“Hyperspace probably messing with their bat senses.” They continued laughing for a bit.- Mark from Spidersilk.

Friday, December 13, 2013

“You’ve crossed the threshold. Everything here only goes one way including light."- Spidersilk

Monday, December 9, 2013

When it comes to the story of Spidersilk you may see a subtle resemblance to that of Robin Hood. Chris Vocal, the CEO of the company Mark is contracted to, actually begins the story as a struggling worker in his own dimension. It isn't until Vocal finds himself in Mark's dimension that he becomes incredibly rich. Of course, Vocal does a fair amount of robbing from Mark and his friends, so there is no telling how many people lost their cash to Vocal and his colleagues. This follows the Robin Hood story quite a bit though, as it has been documented that dear ole Robin wasn't exactly giving up a whole lot of the money he robbed to the poor.
For a little more information on Robin(and his many tales) check out this link:
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/h/hood.htm

Thursday, December 5, 2013

“Casually, with a sort of partial attention, Mark carved one scoop of espresso from the bag and started his morning cup.”- Spidersilk

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

In Spidersilk, Mark finds himself visiting the theater with Mairis. Although it might seem like the two of them simply hanging out there is a lot of hidden elements in the description of the theater as well as the movie choices. If you notice, the theater is actually shaped like a spider web which hints at the spiders that were protection Mark. It is also a design of Ramses who plays a major role in the outcome of the story. That's not all though. Each of the movie titles shows an element in the book! Of course, Mark gravitates towards the movie that hints at being a master of Khi, which seems to show quite a bit about our leading man.
For an interesting study about movies and the personality check out this article:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mr-personality/200909/what-type-movie-person-are-you-find-out-what-film-preferences-say-about-y