One of the themes I saw throughout the movie was the hair was presented. Victor even says that an "Indian isn't anything without his hair." Which is interesting because Victor's father had cut all his hair off in his grief. I think we can see what kind of opinion Victor has of his father from that one line. Victor also criticizes Thomas for keeping his hair in braids. He says that hair should be "loose and flowing." Honestly hair was a huge importance in the movie. When someone cuts their hair it can signify that they are becoming a new person by cutting this part of themselves, which we see when Victor cuts his hair with a knife. Victor is getting rid of the person he was to make room for the man he is becoming.
The relationship between Victor and Thomas was interesting. The point made in class about Victor's name meaning conqueror, and Thomas' name meaning twin was so compelling. It was like Victor and Thomas were the same person in the end, both children born of ash and flame. The relationships that both boys had with Victor's father was interesting to say the least. Thomas' flashbacks always involved good times with Victor's father whereas Victor only had sad memories with his father.
I also thought the themes of magic was prevalent to the story. Arnold Joseph's obsession with magic was peculiar because the only type of magic he talked about was the type that dealt with things disappearing but never about reappearing. He waned to make all the bad things in his life disappear. He also wanted to disappear. So it could be that Arnold Joseph saw himself as a bad person for the people in his life.
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