What is THEME?.

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What is THEME?

Theme Theme is one of the more difficult elements of a story to identify. A theme is a story’s message or life lesson. It is what the author of a piece of text wants you to remember most.

Theme The theme of a fable is its moral. The theme of a parable is its teaching. The theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave.

Topics found in fiction Friendship Courage Hope Trust Justice Violence Love Freedom Race relations Childhood survival Growing up Family