The ‘Eye of the Storm’ Stage of Quicksand Victoria Lynn Schmidt’s Heroine’s Journey is a 9-step template for stories with a female main character going through a change in perspective, identity, or understanding. In Quicksand , this template follows Helga’s journey finding her place in the world as a biracial woman with no family. She has never felt support or security, and this often led to her isolating herself when she had the opportunity to join social situations in the past. But in the middle of Quicksand , Helga takes a jump into the unknown and surrenders herself to new, shiny opportunities. She has a good job in Harlem and a support system, she finally begins to feel like she belongs. Helga’s journey through the ‘Eye of the Storm’ in Schmidt’s Heroine’s Journey is an important part of the book that shows Helga’s naivety and ignorance to her own actions. Helga’s ‘Eye of the Storm’ moment first happens when she comes to Harlem for a job. Despite still being a little uncomfor...