I don’t know if you’ve noticed this… but if you have been following Lost for the last four seasons, you must have sensed that a considerable amount of stories run around one central theme; one that involved deep underlying issues with their fathers.
Consider the following:
JACK’s dad was an alcoholic. He and his father never really had a close relationship, but for some reason, Jack also ends up becoming a surgeon like his father. Christian Shephard was his mentor, but their relationship is often marred with professional and personal issues.
KATE killed her biological father, Wayne Janssen. For years, he thought he was her step-dad and has even made sexual advances towards her. The father she has come to know, Sam Austen, serves in the army and Kate hasn’t heard from him in a long time.
SAWYER’s father murdered his mother out of jealously and then committed suicide thereafter. And for years Sawyer was out to find the man who was the cause of this tragedy. He only know this man by the name which he now carries (Sawyer). Growing up, Sawyer became a problem child and was often into conning people. Just like the man he is looking for.