Posted by GibH on October 18, 2008 at 10:35:42:
Here's a fiction writing question: what is theme? I read a book that said the main elements of fiction were:
- Point of view: the narrator of the story
- Plot: the events that take place in the story
- Characters: the people in the story
- Setting: the environment in which the story takes place
- Theme: the main idea or meaning of the story
All fairly straight forward except that last one, theme. The explanation doesn't tell me anything. Can anybody give me some examples?