One of the main themes that The Princess Bride is home to is that “Life isn’t fair,” but that’s not the only theme, just the stated one. The theme that this quote builds up to is that “Life isn’t fair, but companionship is how we persevere.” Throughout the book, several characters go through their darkest moments when they are alone. When Inigo is separated from Fezzik and Vizzini, he loses his composure and resorts to alcoholism to drown out his sense of failure. “He was afraid, he realized then, because as he sat there, gripping the six-fingered sword for confidence, he was suddenly back to what he had been before Vizzini had found him. A failure of the. A man without a point, with no attachment to tomorrow. Inigo had not touched brandy for
