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2007-01-14 03:42:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Themes are expressed in different ways. My Playwriting professor stood by the philosophy that they all must be phrased in "_______ leads to __________" format, as in "rebellion leads to self-discovery" or "dishonesty leads to death."
More often, themes are laid out in terms of a sort of mini-genre, such as "love," "war and death," or "coming of age," subheadings in fiction that can usually cover a lot of books with similar topics. These are the what English teachers are usually going for.
2007-01-14 06:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Huerter0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The broad theme in any literary work could be life, society, human nature. Specific themes are tied to specific fictional works. For example: Romeo and Juliet, one of the themes could be the disaster of marrying without parental consent. The theme for the story of Huckleberry Finn could be Racism.
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2007-01-14 11:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by tublugator08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonathan Kellerman is a mystery writer. As such, his theme is obviously mystery, but it can be taken further because almost every book he writes involves his real life career of psychology. In all of his books, his best friend and cohort is a police officer who is gay. Thus the theme of homosexuality is another theme Kellerman includes in his books.
A theme is a seam.
It is a seam that pulls a story together.
2007-01-14 14:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by Merk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romance, Good vs. Evil, Adventure, Mystery.
2007-01-14 11:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by minimickimichelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋