Overall Theme of The Diviner's Tale

I believe that Bradford Morrow brings many main ideas together to create a few important themes.

"Divining is finally a form of prayer" (308). Said by Nep.

Some of the most important topics mentioned are:

• Seen vs. Unseen
• Reality vs. Imagination
• Creation
• Nature
• Religion
• Philosophy
• Ancient Greek culture

Cassandra's love for divining originated from a love of her father and nature. She feels she has a special spiritual connection with her surroundings. She questions her ideas and beliefs to that of her mother, captor, and personal thoughts, and for some strange reason that I'm not 100% sure of, she constantly relates things to the ancient Greeks. Whether it be language, ethics, art, or divining, she constantly has a love for ancient Greek culture.

The entire novel uses ideas that seem to reoccur and haunt Cassandra and no one seems to understand her. The thoughts that the novel has lead me to have been quite interesting. The fact that Laura is a character that was seemingly gone, but then reappears. And the fact that Cassandra faces the man that calls himself Christopher as a pseudonym. It adds a creepy feeling to the story. This leads me to my final thoughts on theme. This is what I feel is the most significant and important theme of Bradford Morrow's The Diviner's Tale:


Every person has different views of the world that no other can fully comprehend and every person experiences different types of creativity and spirituality that are beautiful and appreciated in their own light.