THEME Rate yourself. THEME Theme – the underlying message that the author wants to convey. It’s the lesson an author wants you to learn from the story.

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THEME Rate yourself

THEME Theme – the underlying message that the author wants to convey. It’s the lesson an author wants you to learn from the story. Every story has at least one theme. Stories can have more than one theme. Themes are really a comment on the human condition. Common topics for theme: - courgage - equaility - honesty – doing the right thing – dreams – hope – love – acceptance – kindness – difference – family – fears – friendship – jealousy – peace – power – hard work Ask yourself? What did the character learn? How did the characters grow or change? Why did the characters act this way? When you know the theme: I know the theme is __________ because the text says _____________.

THEME VS. MAIN IDEA Theme is the moral or lesson Main idea of the story is what it is mostly about. If the story is about one character wanted the same life as another. The theme would Have something to do with envy or jealousy. The author controls how he wants They audience to feel about that theme.

THEME The 12 Most Common Themes in Literature By Rachel Mork at common-themes-in-literature.shtml 1. Man Struggles Against Nature: Man is always at battle with human nature, whether the drives described are sexual, material or against the aging process itself. 2. Man Struggles Against Societal Pressure: Mankind is always struggling to determine if societal pressure is best for living. Check out books like Revolutionary Road or Mrs. Dalloway for examples of characters who know how society says they should live, but feel society's dictation is contrary to what makes them happy. 3. Man Struggles to Understand Divinity: Mankind tries to understand and make peace with God, but satisfaction is elusive and difficult. 4. Crime Does Not Pay: A popular theme played out in books throughout time is the concept that honesty is honored and criminals will eventually be caught. Crime and Punishment and "The Telltale Heart" are two stories written on this theme. 5. Overcoming Adversity: Many books laud characters who accept a tough situation and turn it into triumph. Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind exemplifies a shrewd person who finds a way to come out on top despite failed relationships and an economic depression after the Civil War. 6. Friendship is Dependant on Sacrifice: This is the idea that you can't have friends if you don't act like a friend.

THEME CONTINUED 7. The Importance of Family: Sacrifices for family are honored and explored, as are the family bonds that survive adversity. 8. Yin and Yang: Just when you think life is finally going to be easy, something bad happens to balance it all out. 9. Love is the Worthiest of Pursuits: Many writers assert the idea that love conquers all, appealing to the romantic side of us. 10. Death is Part of the Life Cycle: Literary works with this theme show how death and life and intricately connected. 11. Sacrifices Bring Reward: Sacrifices and hard work pay off in the end, despite the challenges along the way. 12. Human Beings All Have the Same Needs: From Montagues to Capulets in Romeo and Juliet or the characters in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, book after book asserts that rich or poor, educated or dumb, all human beings need love and other basic needs met

COMMON THEME MESSAGES Good overcomes evil Love conquers all Crime doesn’t pay The end never justifies the means Sacrifice is the greatest reward Dreams come true Power can corrupt Evil lurks where you least expect it Where there’s a will, there’s a way Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Don’t live life in the extremes Be careful what your wish for you just might get it.