I don't know if this parallel was at all an intended part of the story, but it's a connection I kind of see. Today, it sometimes feels like a real father figure is a rare thing in society, and all to often there is an unspoken negative attitude toward children. That parenting is an imposition on ones personal freedom and choice. Not only in spirit, there actually are many men that turn their backs on their responsibility altogether. What if all or most social problems trace back to a rejection of duty and fate (or "destiny" as it is called in the series)? Geralt's very response to the law of surprise is one I often imagined myself having to a significant other telling me they were pregnant. Quite litterally, "Fuk". Luckily, that never happened to me. But isn't there something wrong with that attitude in general? Why do we see children as a thing to be largely avoided and feared? The ideal of "father" is not something we are trained to carry into our future as we mature into adult hood. Rather, we enter into adult life with vague ambitions of financial success through aspecialized career. The Witcher ignored his destiny because it was inconsistent with his personal desires, and it litterally left the world around him in chaos. What if the woes of our time are the fault of men who have shirked their destiny as fathers, guardians, and guides? [spoiler]Anyway, that's my shit teir cracker jack liberal studies essay for the day. Hope u enjoyed.[/spoiler]