An essential theme present all throughout the novel, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, is the journey it takes for people as individuals to find who they truly are, and how the topic of morality plays a big role in the process. From the beginning of the book, it is evident that the main character, Dr. Marina Singh, relies solely on past events which in consequence, continue to torment her as an adult and further dictate how she lives her life. Moreover, these fears increase as she begins her voyage in the Amazon, and as her journey continues, she learns that it is imperative for individuals not to “be so focused on what [they're] looking” for this can cost a person to “overlook the things [they] actually find”. Consequently, the central theme
