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1 Literary Themes Click for next

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3 What is a theme? Themes can be found everywhere: literature, popular books, art, movies, décor… Click for next

4 The theme of a fable is its moral.
What is a theme? The theme of a fable is its moral. Click for next

5 What is a theme? The theme of a parable is its teaching.
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6 What is a theme? The theme of a piece of literature is its view about life and how people behave. Click for next

7 Theme is the… underlying meaning of the story, a universal truth
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8 Theme is a… …significant statement about society, human nature, or the human condition. Click for next

9 Theme = idea The theme of a literary work is its underlying central idea or the generalization it communicates about life. Click for next

10 Theme...the meaning of life?
The theme may express… the author's opinion a question about human nature the meaning of human experience Click for next

11 At times the author's theme may not confirm or agree with your own beliefs. Even then, if skillfully written, the work will still have a theme that illuminates some aspects of true human experience. Click for next

12 An understanding of theme is dependent upon one's previous experience of life and literature.
At the same time, theme in literature can enlarge one's understanding of life. Click for next

13 Be aware that the theme never completely explains the story.
It is simply one of the elements that make up the whole. Some short stories have secondary themes as well. Click for next

14 Common Literary Themes
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15 The quest for immortality
“Stranger, stop and cast an eye. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you shall be, Prepare for death and follow me.” Click for next

16 One’s relationship with & obligation to society.
Sometimes called “man vs. society” Click for next

17 The inward journey to understand oneself.
Sometimes called “man vs. self” Click for next

18 The individual’s relationship with and obligation to the natural world.
Sometimes called “man vs. nature” Click for next

19 How justice and injustice are decided
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20 What it means to be a hero or anti-hero.
Atticus Finch Willy Lohman Click for next

21 What it means to be a “survivor”
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22 The individual’s experience of alienation and despair
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23 The artist’s relationship with and obligation to society
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24 What tomorrow’s world holds for us
aka: “The Future” Click for next

25 Love: Topics/Effects Sensible love Marriage Self-centered love Romance
Game-Playing Unrequited love Godly love Familial love Infatuation Erotic love Jealousy Marriage Romance Platonic Companionate Altruistic Love of Country Admiration Possessiveness Intense dependency Click for next

26 Role of Institutions Sometimes called “man vs. the institution”
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27 What themes can you identify in the stories?
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28 Literary Themes End of Presentation.

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