Short Story Basics. Story Terms Plot and Conflict Setting Characters Point of View Theme.
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Literary ThemesLiterary ThemesLiterary ThemesLiterary Themes
Themes commonly found in Themes commonly found in literature literature
Themes commonly found in Themes commonly found in literature literature
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What is a theme?What is a theme?
• Themes can be found everywhere: literature, stories, art, movies etc…
• The theme can be a moral.• Ask yourself, “What is the story teaching?” • Try to figure out the author’s view about
life by looking at how people behave.
• Themes can be found everywhere: literature, stories, art, movies etc…
• The theme can be a moral.• Ask yourself, “What is the story teaching?” • Try to figure out the author’s view about
life by looking at how people behave.
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Theme = Universal TruthTheme = Universal Truth
The theme is usually something everyone goes through, a statement
or a lesson about life.
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Common Literary Themes
(Themes repeated in many works)
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1. The quest for immortality
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2. The individual’s relationship and obligation to society.
Sometimes called “man vs. society”Sometimes called “man vs. society”
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3. The individual’s inward journey to 3. The individual’s inward journey to understand understand himself or herself/identity.himself or herself/identity.
Sometimes called “man vs. self”
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4. The individual’s relationship and obligation to the natural world.
“man vs. nature”
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6. Being a hero or anti-hero
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7. What it means to be a “survivor.”
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8. Love conquers all.8. Love conquers all.
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9. The importance of family.
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10.10. FriendshipFriendship
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More Themes
Bravery: Never give up. Greed: Family and friends are worth a ton. Loyalty: True friends will tell you when
you’re wrong, and they’ll never leave you. War: When man has suffered a loss, no one
wins. War is necessary sometimes. Honesty: The truth will set you free. Kindness: It is better to give than to
receive.