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ThemeWhat is it and why do we need to know it?
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Theme• Think of theme as a universal truth
that the writer is trying to convey through their work.
• This is a statement that is not always a lesson or moral, but is more often just a message or viewpoint of the human experience.
• A central message, concern, or insight into life expressed through a literary work
• Can be expressed by one or two sentence statement about human beings or about life
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Theme vs. Subject•Theme and subject are NOT the same
thing. Let’s look at the difference:•Subject: this is simply what the reading
passage is about.▫Example: Racing
•Theme: this is what the author has experienced or wants the reader to experience or realize.▫Example: Slow and steady wins the race.
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Finding Theme•Writers also express theme through
what the characters learn.
▫Does the main character change?
▫Does a character realize something he or she did not before?
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Finding Theme•Conflict also helps to reveal theme
▫What is the conflict that the main character faces?
▫How is that conflict resolved?Two friends find
a wallet. One friend wants to return it to the
owner; the other wants to keep it.
They return the wallet and share a small reward.
People are often rewarded for
making the right moral decision.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEME
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Finding Theme•Sometimes the title gives you clues:
▫Does the title have special meaning?
•Remember that the theme applies to the entire work!▫Test your statement of theme. Does it apply
to the whole work or just a part?
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Practice:Because of a feud over a piece of land, Ulrich and Georg are bitter enemies. One night they encounter each other on the disputed land. Each thinks of killing the other. Suddenly a huge tree falls and pins them both under its weight.At first the men threaten each other. After a while, however, they notice each other’s suffering, make a pact of friendship, and look forward to being rescued and living in peace. Then they are attacked by wolves. synopsis of “The Interlopers” by Saki
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Practice:1. What is the conflict and how is it
resolved?▫ Two men are fighting with each other.
They are feuding over a piece of land. They put the feud behind them when they were both facing possible death.
2. What do the characters learn?▫ Survival is more important than land
ownership. Letting go of hatred feels good.
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Practice:What is the theme? (state it in a
sentence)
If you wait until tragedy strikes to make peace with your enemies, you may not be able to enjoy the rewards of forgiveness.
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Let’s make this a little easier…Which of the following themes fit The
Beauty and the Beast?A. It pays to work hard and plan ahead.B. Appearances can be deceiving.C. Loyalty to a leader is not always noble.D. The deepest loneliness is sometime when
around friends.
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Let’s try that again…•Which of the following themes fit The
Three Little Pigs?A. It pays to work hard and plan ahead.B. Appearances can be deceiving.C. Loyalty to a leader is not always noble.D. The deepest loneliness is sometime when
around friends.
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Okay, here is one more…•The theme, loyalty to a leader is not
always the most noble thing, fits which of the following stories?A. Little Red Riding HoodB. Chicken LittleC. Robin HoodD. The Ugly Duckling
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Your Turn…•Now you are going
to get into groups of three.
•In your groups you are going to read a children’s book from the table and as a group you will write the information on the chart:
•Well, line up…
Title:__________Subject:__________
How the main character changes:______
How the conflict is resolved:_____What does the title
suggest:________
Theme:_______