Lets Get It Straight Once and For All

SUBJECT TOPIC THEME

Subject The basic content matter
addressed in a piece of literature (art).
The subject summarizes the events
of the text (essentially a summary).

Several British boys are flying

Example:
away from a war, and their plane is
shot down. They attempt to survive
without an adult presence resulting in
a division of the group: civilized and
savage. In the end savagery prevails!
Topic A specific idea explored in a
piece of literature (art). Any given text
may have several present topics. The
topic is a word or phrase.

Example: Self-Centeredness Greed

Isolation Important Decisions Fate
Power Poverty
Theme An opinion / view on a topic
that the reader can interpret and
extract from a piece of literature/film,
etc. (art). The theme is a complete
thought, sentence, statement.
It is NOT:
-a word or phrase, specific to the
text, or clich or previously
known!
Examples:
-Self centeredness will lead to the demise of
humanity.
-All humans are motivated by greed.
-The modern world isolates its individuals.
-Important decisions can only be made
sufficient evidence.
-Human beings are fates puppets.
-Power is found not in controlling people but in
freeing them.
 What is the theme of The Gift
Outright?
(What does Robert Frost say about:
ownership, the land,etc?)

Watch the adorable short film Kiwi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

1. What is the subject of Kiwi?

2. What is one topic explored in Kiwi?
3. What is the theme of Kiwi?
 (what is the directors view on the
topic?)