<sod>[[Selkie]] is a fancy word for seal. The main idea behind selkie’s is that they are seals that are able to peel off their skin and become humans. Sofia uses selkie's in a very interesting way in her short story. She uses selkies to convey a message that many important people in our lives tend to leave to find their true selves. For those around them that’s really hard to fully accept at first, but as they grow up and as life goes on, they begin to accept that change.<ref name=Selkie>Towrie, Sigurd. "Orkneyjar - The Selkie Folk of Orkney Folklore." Orkneyjar - The Selkie Folk of Orkney Folklore. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.</ref><eod>
<sod>[[Selkie]] is an Orkadian word for seal. The main idea behind selkie’s is that they are seals that are able to peel off their skin and become humans. Sofia uses selkie's in a very interesting way in her short story. She uses selkies to convey a message that many important people in our lives tend to leave to find their true selves. For those around them that’s really hard to fully accept at first, but as they grow up and as life goes on, they begin to accept that change.<ref name=Selkie>Towrie, Sigurd. "Orkneyjar - The Selkie Folk of Orkney Folklore." Orkneyjar - The Selkie Folk of Orkney Folklore. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.</ref><eod>