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Theme
The theme of a literary work is the central idea
about life that it reveals.
A theme is a message that the writer wants you
to get, but you usually have to look for it.
The writer’s theme is usually not stated directly..
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Theme
Because theme is not usually stated directly, try
to identify the significant elements in each
selection and how they affect the main
character or narrator.
characters
setting
plot
Theme
symbols
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Universal Theme
The themes writers express are often
universal—that is, they apply to people from all
over the world.
A teacher can make
a difference in a
child’s life.
Awareness of death
can make life richer.
A loving
grandparent can be
a source of wisdom.
Universal Theme
Universal themes represent the idea that no matter
who we are, we all experience common joys,
sorrows, and concerns that bind us together.
Practice
Read the following. What clues can you find that
suggest a theme about life renewing itself?
Mr. Day held his tiny new
grandson in his wrinkled
hands. Outside the window of
his hospital room, the gray of
winter was broken by the
first flowers of spring
peeking up from the ground.
Mr. Day stroked the baby’s
blanket, the same one in
which he’d wrapped his
own son thirty years ago.
New Vocabulary
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ARROGANT
I found him arrogant
and rude.
( adj. ) unpleasantly proud and
behaving as if you are more
important than, or know more than,
other people
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BEWILDERMENT
As he walked through the door,
she stared at him in utter
bewilderment.
Such comments reflected as
much bewilderment as
paranoia.
/bɪˈwɪldəmənt $ -dər-/ noun
[uncountable]
a feeling of being very confused SYN
confusion
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DECEIVE
The company deceived customers
by selling old computers as new
ones.
The sound of the door closing
deceived me into thinking they
had gone out.
verb to persuade someone that
something false is the truth; to keep
the truth hidden from someone for
your own advantage; to trick
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HAUGHTILY
She surveyed me haughtily over
the top of her glasses.
On his return he haughtily
threw off his drenched clothes.
( Adv. )
behaving in a proud unfriendly way
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