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One of the most stirring stories that relate to the topics of hope, faith and the power of dreams is Scented Dreams written by Jacqueline Turner Banks. Banks is a writer who pulls herself together, who possesses quite a few people in her life, who clearly understands that there is a personal passion and she won’t give up on it. The book is beautifully written prose regarding alone-ness, losing one’s hopes and dreams, loved ones and finding them over and over again. It is a story about practical sincerity and a belief that every individual can achieve his or her dream, but this approach is exceedingly unlikely in reality as life never goes to plan.
Almost every story has a head and heart, the phantasy that the main character possesses is always rooted in something real only this time round, the phantasy is a ‘not yet realized’ life goal. It is evident that the character comes from some sort of a low background having high hopes of making it big in life, built her ideal self and ideal life somewhere completely different from what she has experienced, even from her surroundings about her being child. Such dreams, oppress her identity because they orphan memories, constant love which nourishes her will and ambition, one ultimately to materialize such wondrous things.
Turner also combines various images with scents that recall nostalgic memories of other former beauties. The writer uses such subtle ideas for construction to portal the character and the reader her passion along with many other associations.
A strong sense of purpose that faithful deem never appears in vain, this is the force that moves the protagonist forward. The character goes through a couple of challenges that test her and realize that her dreams do matter and there is inner strength for her to fall back on. The story explores the conflict between what the society expects and what an individual aspires for, focusing on how faith is able to navigate through the darkest periods, and this faith, is not solely religious but rather in oneself and the universe.
As Banks claims, purpose provides an orientation to life even in the face of uncertainty. The character development in the story also conveys that life is not just the end game of accomplishing a few dreams but involves the journey and the lessons that are picked along the way.
Jacqueline Turner Banks’s life is defined by the act of creation and her art narrative ‘life’ is inseparable from her storytelling. She writes with conviction because she creates characters and struggles that are relatable to many, and she does the same with this story. This book represents her conviction to the idea of stories as vehicles of change and why a person needs to make every effort to follow their dreams. The author’s life experiences as a writer complement the story, which seeks to understand the idea of endurance and creativity in detail.
Scented Dreams teaches a lesson never to lose hope, faith, or strength of will. Jacqueline Turner Banks urges her readers to take a look at the very issues her characters are struggling with – their sense of self, their goals, their dreams. The graciousness of the novel’s emotional richness and, certainly, the emotional strength it instills into readers encourages them to look past life’s hardships and to the prospects that exist beyond those challenges.
