Rain Valley

Rain Valley is where much of the narrative takes place. The town’s citizens see Alice in the tree. It is where Ellie, Peanut, Cal, and Max live and the place that Julia returns to when Ellie calls her to help her help Alice. Rain Valley is where the magic takes place that allows the narrative’s main characters to live their lives as a better version of themselves.

The town adds a twist to the hero’s journey as Rain Valley is a known world for Julia because she grew up there. Normally, she would return here after going to Los Angeles as a better version of herself. However, she achieves this goal while being in Rain Valley. It is the experience that is unknown to her, not the place. The same is true of Ellie who never leaves Rain Valley, but undertakes her hero’s...