Canal Dreams

Main Ideas

• Isolation as a mirror of the inner world: the canal, surrounded by jungle and water, becomes a metaphor for the heroine’s confinement, her alienation, and her battle with her own fears.
• Memory and trauma: the protagonist’s past, filled with pain and tragedy, seeps into the present, shaping her perception of the world and her response to danger.
• Music as both salvation and curse: art becomes for the heroine both a comfort and a reminder of what’s lost, revealing the dual nature of creativity.
• Violence and vulnerability: the encounter with the brutality of the outside world exposes the fragility of the human soul and forces a search for new ways to survive.
• The boundary between reality and dream: the fluidity of perception, dreams and visions woven throughout the narrative, blur the line between present and past, between fear and hope.