In the novel Origin, Jessica Khoury uses subtle hints and foreshadowing throughout the novel to explain the significant and fitting title. For instance, Pia is told throughout her life “[you] are the pinnacle of mankind, you are [the only] immortal being, and you are perfect” (1), Pia is the origin for immortals, the “greatest achievement [. . . and] humanity’s greatest hope” (16). As the basis of all immortals, Pia is a wondrous achievement by merely living; she’s also the explanation for the story’s title. After all, the title Origin relates to how Pia is the essence of all the immortals yet to come, she’s the origin of the immortal race. There couldn’t be a more fitting title than Origin as Pia will “soon [. . .] be part of the Immortis
