Dark Water Themes

There's a reason why hundreds of songs have been written about love: It's something most of us can relate to. For Pearl, love comes unexpectedly when she meets Amiel and falls for him faster than y...

Blame may be something one person does to another, but it takes a consciousness of wrongdoing to feel guilty. And Pearl feels plenty guilty in Dark Water. She's the reason her uncle went back to Fa...

What would you do if you couldn't talk? How would you communicate your ideas to people? For Amiel, the answer is simple: Become a mime. No, not the black shirt and white face paint kind. Amiel pret...

Long sleeve or short sleeve. Chocolate or vanilla. Tennis shoes or flip flops. We all make choices every day, and most of these choices are no biggie—it's not like the fate of the universe depend...

Being young is magical because you have your whole life ahead of you. On the flip side, people sometimes assume you don't know as much when you're young, which is pretty annoying at times. Pearl is...

Loyalty can be a powerful and beneficial force, inspiring people to consider others and fostering important bonds. It can also drive a wedge between people, though. In Dark Water, Pearl cares a who...

Somebody's pants are on fire because there's a whole lot of lying in Dark Water. In fact, we're hard pressed to name a single character that Pearl doesn't lie to and who doesn't deceive her, too. S...

In Dark Water, poverty isn't some abstract concept; it's like a wolf at the door that must constantly be staved off. Interestingly, though, poverty bugs some characters more than others. Amiel live...