### Themes 

- Existentialism and Identity 
	- [[Existentialism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)]]
	- [[Personalism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)]]
	- [[Fear and Trembling - Søren Kierkegaard]]
- Control of Knowledge
- Faith vs Belief
- Power and Legitimacy 
- Tradition vs Progression 

### Character Tropes

- Character Foils 
	- Dark Reflection
	- Who you are in the Dark
	- Paragons and Flaws
- Tragic Monsters
- "Heroic Paragon"