According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a trilogy is “a series or group of three plays, novels, operas, etc., that, although individually complete, are closely related in theme, sequence, or the like.”
What’s in a Name
The novel uses “the abuse and obscenity of silence” as an allegory for childhood traumas spanning into adulthood. It tells the story of a young woman who finds herself in a battle to no longer remain silent about the real meaning of her other name, her past.
Who’s Christine? Who’s Dell-Dell?
The Perfumed Shroud
This story is an allegory for a woman’s grief, which the novel uses to reinforce that a mother’s denial can have deadly consequences.
Enid Rose and her three men: Earl Rose, Leon Rose,
Rick Rose
Whaleseasons
“Whaleseasons,” a portmanteau, is an allegory for the shocking experiences and realities of men who, having accepted that they need their mothers, discover that mothers destroy sons.
Bernice is coming back.
- Childhood traumas spanning into adulthood
- A woman’s grief
- The shocking experiences and realities of men who discover that mothers destroy sons
An allegory is the moral of the story; the hidden meaning or message.
Allegory themes in order of published and upcoming books:
The Barred-Spiral Trilogy
The Barred-Spiral Trilogy series of novels that begins with What’s in a Name and two future novels that are currently in the works promises to be a series of inter-related novels.
The Perfumed Shroud and Whaleseasons, both of which will be separate self-contained stories, will complete the trilogy. The stories share a common theme that inspired the creation of the trilogy.
The series of novels will compare a mother’s influence to what happens, the motions, in a spiral galaxy that has a central bar-shaped structure. According to Wikipedia, “bars generally affect ... the motions of stars within spiral galaxies.” (Learn more about barred spiral galaxies.)
Hence, The Barred-Spiral Trilogy will reflect on the undeniable influence that mothers have on their children.
