Comment on theme

The story of Richard deals with his destiny. The reader will find that often Richard is fighting against what is his destiny. He fights very hard against having magical abilities. It seems odd that Richard accepts that Darken Rahl, one of the main villains, is his biological father while being so adamant that he can't possibly be a wizard. Richard loves Zedd and even though Zedd is a wizard, it doesn't appear to make Richard feel any differently about his own ability to perform magic.