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Theme vs. motif

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Created on October 3, 2023

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Theme vs. motif

All stories have repeating ideas or events.These are called Motifs.

Motif examples: Love Death Greed Hope

Motifs are essential to understanding themes

Motif is the an idea or event that reoccurs in the text.

Themes are built from motifs

But they provide lessons, morals, messages; hence, they are complete sentences. Often themes are represented through a universal lens.

Example

Theme-Don't judge a book by its cover.

Motif -judging

Universal themes

Little Red Riding Hood-Don't talk to strangers. Romeo and Juliet-People do foolish things when they are young and in love. Batman-Good overcomes evil.

  • Themes are subjective
  • Authors often develop multiple themes-there is rarely only one
  • The theme is a message the author is trying to convey to the reader.
  • It is very similar to central idea but central idea is related to nonfiction-themes apply to fiction

Remember

1st Considering this:

What are the various motifs in Clap When you Land?

2nd ask yourself:

What is the author saying about this motif?

Boom-you have a theme!