Ellie Gaunt wrote
Swummy: A Shark's Symphony
as a reflection of their own creative struggle within a sea of modern cultural noise. Leo Lionni once said that Swimmy was a character he personally identified with. Just as Leo saw "the artist as seer," Ellie saw themselves not as the bold eye guiding the shoal, but as a solitary, helpless fish lost in an ocean of memes, half-formed ideas, and chaotic digital currents.