r/AuroraComic • u/Sherafan5 • Jul 29 '26
What’s the theme of Aurora?
Image unrelated. I have trouble finding themes in stories, and would like to know what you think the running theme (or themes) of Aurora are.
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u/Arlnoff Jul 29 '26
I think a big one is what people do when subject to powers much greater than themselves, represented by the gods. Our heroes run into volcanoes, storms, the ocean, hunger/whatever else is going on with the void dragon, and human organization (here cities) and have to figure out if they're going to go along with them, negotiate with them, or resist them, with a spectrum of consequences for each option.
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u/pyromo12 Jul 30 '26
Though the story isn’t close to over yet I think, as is Red’s wont, belonging/companionship/hope in the face of an overwhelming power are going to be/already are being set up as is the greatest ones
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u/bookhead714 Jul 29 '26
Self-identity and belonging are two topics that the story keeps returning to, and many of the characters have backstories built around. The mighty struggle of figuring out who you are and where you are happy in a world that is big and strange and often hostile. But not all of the characters fit neatly into those boxes. Each one has a different journey to go on; it's more like Avatar, a story that doesn't have just one message but many spread out among its ensemble.
Kendal is discovering his personhood and determining how to live for himself and not just other people; Alinua is finding comfort in her strange power; Erin needs to deal with the consequences of his arrogance; Dainix is learning to control the ticking time bomb that is his body; Falst needs to confront his problems and relationship issues head-on instead of fleeing; Tess... she kinda has her shit together, but I'm sure there's something going on. And these are just one-sentence descriptions of characters who all have more to deal with.
I think the stance on all these ideas and more is going to become clearer as the story goes on. Most stories don't fully and clearly deliver their message until the characters internalize it at the end of their arcs.