Love, Pain and Happiness

The main theme of the book is about love. It tells about Ka's love for his mother and his family. When he was growing up, Ka loved to read the Encyclopedia of Life and many other books in the library. He loved Western culture, films and literature. He dreamed of being in love and making love and being loved in return.

Ka equated love with beauty. Ipek was beautiful; therefore, he should love her. He thought the snow was beautiful and loved the snow.

Ka felt that you couldn't have love without pain. He was therefore always waiting for the other shoe to drop. How can you be in love if you don't have uncertainty and the pain associated with it? His jealousy of Blue is his undoing, and he can't forget it.

Ka thought happiness was the answer to his dreams, but he didn't...