# Epigraph explained — The Dark Forest

> Chapter companion for The Dark Forest by Hugh Walpole.

## What happens

A single epigraph from Henry Galleon's 'Spanish Nights' introduces the theme that those who care more deeply are chosen, setting a tone of emotional intensity and sacrifice.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Meaning of Suffering and Sacrifice

The epigraph suggests that deep caring leads to being chosen, implying a connection between emotional investment and sacrifice.

## Key lines

> But the fools, because they cared more deeply, were chosen⁠ ⁠…

Those who loved or felt more intensely were selected, despite appearing foolish.

_The epigraph foreshadows a theme of sacrificial love or duty._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dark_forest_se/chapters/epigraph
- Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dark_forest_se
- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dark_forest_se/chapters