LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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The message we are supposed to learn
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The big topic
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The events in the story
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Where the story takes place
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term theme can be defined as the underlying meaning of a story. It is the message the writer is trying to convey through the story. Often the theme of a story is a broad message about life. The theme of a story is important because a story’s theme is part of the reason why the author wrote the story.
Detailed explanation-2: -A theme is an important idea that is woven throughout a story. It’s not the plot or the summary, but something a little deeper. A theme links a big idea about our world with the action of a text.
Detailed explanation-3: -Theme Is Inclusive, Message Is Exclusive The most important difference to understand about theme and message is that theme is inclusive and message is exclusive. In Writing Screenplays That Sell, Michael Hauge posits: Theme is also not the same as message.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, there are some minor differences. A theme is the central idea on which the work is based on throughout the story, book, or movie. A moral lesson is that message or the lesson that the author, developer, or maker of the work wants you to get from their work.