Personal Project
This conceptual cover uses an inward-spiked collar to symbolise internalised oppression. Collars are worn around the neck—an area directly linked to voice and language—reinforcing the book’s core theme: how discourse can be used to control and reshape reality.
The choice of the collar also nods to a moment in the story when townspeople are gifted leashes with their “new cats” (actually dogs), “so they don’t lose them.” This seemingly harmless gesture reveals the subtle mechanisms of manipulation at play.
Rather than illustrating the narrative literally, the image reflects how language, once weaponised, can limit thought, enforce conformity, and silence dissent.