Concepts Related to Theme

The theme of a work reflects its dominant idea. Consider using these terms when describing a piece of writing.

  • appearance/reality
  • illusion
  • falsity + pretense
  • dreams + fantasies
  • journey - psychological journey - search for identity - coming of age
  • heart/reason
  • chance - fate - luck/free will
  • prophecy
  • supernatural events
  • faith/loss of faith
  • loyalty/betrayal
  • persistence/defeat + failure
  • domination + suppression/resistance + rebellion
  • mob psychology
  • scapegoat + victim
  • social status
  • prejudice
  • cruelty + violence
  • revenge + retaliation
  • poverty/wealth
  • greed/altruism
  • materialism
  • despair + disillusionment + discontent
  • guilt
  • loneliness + isolation + alienation + exile + escape
  • home + family
  • parenthood/childhood
  • age/youth
  • innocence/loss of innocence
  • tradition + customs
  • misogyny/feminism
  • mysterious stranger
  • heaven + utopia/hell
  • time + eternity
  • ritual + ceremony
  • duty
  • initiation
  • instinct
  • memory
  • education
  • bureaucracy
  • law + justice
  • patriotism
  • war

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