Self-doubt can pierce a person's mind and can still put one through a depression state. Fears take away an individual's sense of self-assurance and self-confidence, thus leading them to think about decisions they have made. Choosing courses for school for example may be a good idea at the current time they are being chosen, having the confidence of continuing and not doing too well can flaws into drawbacks and leads you into self- doubt and thought leads to this thinking of "I can't do this." In the story "The Spaces Between Stars," by Geeta Kothari, the author represents Maya's journey in trying to find her place in the world. A world that Maya's in a constant battle between both cultures. Kothari illustrates Maya's discomfort in her own skin, culture and death of the sunfish has her life as a whole which leads to the idea that one image impacts on thoughts and decisions made throughout your life. Throughout the whole story, Maya goes through a constant struggle when dealing with her culture which is showing she's ashamed, "Shyamma used to have a small shrine in the corner of our kitchen. Incense, flowers, and an old calendar painting of Ganesh. Whenever I had friends over, I'd try to keep them from going in there. So I wouldn't have to hear them laugh and say, "Ew, what's that?," and then explain why my aunt was worshipping a god with an elephant head" (Kothari 115). I can relate to Maya because I experience a similar situation with my family and I. For example, when my friends come over I hide many things that propose to my culture because do not like being questioned as to what is being out around my house. Questions I try to avoid at all costs would be questions "what's this" and "how come this is up." The death of the sunfish in the story has a very deep meaning to Maya, it impacts her in such a way that she feels she can relate to it as she feels that she is drowning both in her life and marriage. "Her fish, red at the gills