Literary terms: Theme
Theme -- The theme of a fable is its moral. The theme of a parable is its teaching. The theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or preach. In fact, it is not presented
directly at all. You extract it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. In other words, you must figure out the theme yourself. http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/theme1.html
directly at all. You extract it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. In other words, you must figure out the theme yourself. http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/theme1.html
Example:
The Danger of Equality
In “Harrison Bergeron,” Vonnegut suggests that total equality is not an ideal worth striving for, as many people believe. It would be dangerous in both execution and outcome. Equality is more or less achieved at the cost of freedom and individual achievement.