Question
I'm trying to find the theme of the book I'm reading, but I don't really know what exactly is a theme, could anyone give me an idea of what a "theme" of a story is?
-Is the theme = What is the author trying to teach us? Or is it the central message of the story? Thanks
-Is the theme = What is the author trying to teach us? Or is it the central message of the story? Thanks
Answers
Ms. Sue
The theme of the story is the central message and what the author wants you to know.
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a theme is the central topic a text treats. Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject".