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
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- 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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