Literary Theme & Universal Theme

Literary theme

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What is Literary Theme?

An idea that is based on human activity giving form to the story. Not really obvious and takes a bit of time to find

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What are some general examples of literary theme?

Genres, stories, novels, plays, poems

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How much writing is sufficient to make up a theme, and do themes vary with each story?

It can be represented in a sentence, and every literary theme is always unique to a single story

Universal Theme

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What is Universal Theme?

An idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location. Expressed in one or two words. Relatable by a wide range of readers.

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What is a general example of Universal theme?

Good vs. Evil

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What was the example of universal theme in "The Freedom Writers Diary"?

Tolerance

Examples

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What is the universal theme in Shrek?

There is inner beauty in everything

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What are 2 universal themes in "Persepolis"?

The coming of an age and religion

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What various themes could be found in "Forrest Gump", and go into depth and explain the theme we wrote about in the presentation.

Love, friendship, religion, education, warfare, dreams, hopes, and plans. Love theme: Forrest Gump loved his mama but more importantly it was a love story between him and Jenny