Analyse af Hilary Taylors novelle 'Sea Defences'

Guilt is a horrible feeling that most people have probably felt or still feel. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine" This quote from the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, describes the feeling of guilt and how our guilt can eat us up from inside. Shakespeare asks if the sea will ever be able to wash him clean and forgive him for his sins, but then answers his question with a no, because he cannot get around his deed. This same feeling is also contained by the protagonist Michael in the short story "Sea Defenses". "Sea Defenses" is a short story written by the author Hilary Taylor and was released in the year 2018. This short story reflects the injustice that people with mental problems are exposed to and shows the reader how difficult and traumatic it can be to be judged for something you have not done, but without the opportunity to explain yourself due to mistrust.