Eighth Prompt

When studying the triple goddesses, it's not difficult to see the relationship between the three figures, with the members of the Hempstock family. The Maiden goddess is labeled by a new waxing moon, and she embodies purity, youth, creation, pleasure, naivety, and new beginnings. By this definition, it's easy to see how this connects with Lettie of the Hempstock family. Lettie throughout the story, makes the effort for a new beginning for the narrator, as she tries to isolate him from the dangerous Ursela, from destroying his home life. The mother goddess is labeled by a full moon, and she embodies love, fertiitiy, nourishment, responsibility, patience, power, and self care. By this definition, it's easy to notice how this connects with Old Hempstock. As seen in the early portions of the book, especially the persuading the parents seen, we notice the extreme powers that Old Hempstock possesses. Old Hempstock in this story manages to cut fabric into making the narrators parents believe they are bringing him his toothbrush for his over night stay at a friends house, when in reality they are arriving to pick up their son after he escaped his bedroom window, following a punishment from his father. Old Hempstock, managed to fix this issue, and it really connects with the goddess of The Mother, and her characteristic of power. The Crone goddess is labeled by a fading waning moon, and she embodies fulfillment, endings, wisdom, death, and culmination. By this definition, it's easy to nice how this connect with Ginnie. Ginnie is always there to help feed the narrator with bits of information, every time he leaves the farm. Ginnie in one of her meetings with the narrator, mentions that he shouldn't be worried of Ursela, as he's stronger than the monster. Ginnie not only shows her wisdom, but shows fulfillment, as she always aims for the narrator to feel satisfied. She always offers him something to eat when he's at their farmhouse, and makes an effort to make him feel at home. The three goddesses have a direct connection with the members of the Hempstock family, and it's really cool to see Neil Gaiman use form of fantasy in his book.