All of the following define the theme of a story except

Question

a. the central idea of a work b. the unerlying message in literature c. the methods of characterization employed by the writer d. the lesson, or moral, of the story, which can be inferred by the readers***

Answer 1

I disagree.

Answer 2

Often, the characterizations of central figure can reveal the theme, however, the methods employed of revealing the characters are not themselves likely to reveal the theme.