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    This document discusses literary themes and how to identify them. It defines a theme as the main idea or underlying meaning of a work, which can be directly or indirectly stated and recurs throughout the story. Themes always deal with basic human desires and conflicts. It lists some common themes such as love, loneliness, suffering, good vs evil, growing up, judgement, and self-acceptance. Themes represent an author's commentary on the human condition and its characteristics that compose the essentials of human existence.

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    This document discusses literary themes and how to identify them. It defines a theme as the main idea or underlying meaning of a work, which can be directly or indirectly stated and recurs throughout the story. Themes always deal with basic human desires and conflicts. It lists some common themes such as love, loneliness, suffering, good vs evil, growing up, judgement, and self-acceptance. Themes represent an author's commentary on the human condition and its characteristics that compose the essentials of human existence.

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    Literary

    Themes
    &
    How to Find
    Them
    Theme Songs
    What are these songs from?
    What is a theme?
    A main idea or an underlying
    meaning of a literary work, which
    may be stated directly or indirectly.
    Themes recur/repeat throughout
    the individual story.
    What are some
    common themes?
    Themes always deal with basic human
    DESIRES and CONFLICT.

    What are things most human beings


    want? Experience? Feel?

    COMMON THEMES:
    - LOVE
    - LONELINESS
    - SUFFERING
    - GOOD V. EVIL
    - GROWING UP
    - JUDGEMENT
    - SELF-ACCEPTANCE
    Themes are an author’s
    commentary or interpretation
    of the human condition.

    HUMAN CONDITION: the characteristics,


    key events, and situations that compose the essentials of
    human existence.

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