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Principles in Stating the Theme

Principles in Stating the Theme. Theme must be expressible in the form of a complete sentence with a subject and a predicate. motherhood loyalty paralysis. “Reconstruction Work” by Bruce Holland Rogers. Plasticity of truth Reconstruction of truth Version of truth.

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Principles in Stating the Theme

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  1. Principles in Stating the Theme

  2. Theme must be expressible in the form of a complete sentence with a subject and a predicate.

  3. motherhood loyalty paralysis

  4. “Reconstruction Work” by Bruce Holland Rogers Plasticity of truth Reconstruction of truth Version of truth

  5. With wealth and power, truth can be rendered plastic and malleable. Through wealth and power, versions of truth can be recreated and made up, but only until these two continue to exist.

  6. Theme must be stated as a generalization about life. do not use specific names of characters or places

  7. “In a Grove” by RynusukeAkutagawa Masago, Takehiko, and Tajomaru all provide varying accounts of the story hence giving different versions of truth dependent on how each views it.

  8. Absolute truth is impossible to arrive at because of individuals’ varying perceptions and interpretations of it.

  9. Be careful in making generalization larger than is justified by the terms of the story.

  10. every all always never

  11. “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe People always recover from their life’s tragedies. Belief in God and family keep everyone sane in the midst of challenges posed by life.

  12. In the middle of unrest and difficult situations, some individuals thrive and succeed because of their enduring belief in life and great optimism brought about by their faith in God’s plan and the relentless desire to provide for people who depend on them.

  13. Theme is the central and unifying concept of the story. • it must account for all the major details of the story. • it must not be contradicted by any detail of the story • it must exist inside, not outside of the story.

  14. “Sunstroke” by Ivan Bunin Feelings, no matter how great, do not last forever. A woman can create such a huge impact on a man. The people whom we love hurt us the most. True love is molded through time, not created overnight. The lonely are vulnerable to infatuation.

  15. Fleeting but intense moments stay with us and leave powerful impacts. A person who builds romance upon trifling incident may find that the return to reality disillusions and embitters him.

  16. There is no one way of stating the theme of the story.

  17. “The Chemist’s Wife” by Anton Chekov Individuals are made unhappy and are paralyzed by their inability to act on circumstance. One’s indecisiveness and feeling of powerlessness over his/her reality can lead to his/her feeling of emptiness and loneliness.

  18. We should avoid any statement that reduces the theme to some familiar saying that we have heard all our lives.

  19. Regret comes when it’s already too late. (Nasahuliangpagsisisi.) Too much of something is bad. Honesty is the best policy. People often cry over spilled milk.

  20. summary A theme should be: • in one complete sentence • a generalization about life • not specific to the facts in the story • careful not to generalize larger than is justified • a central concept that accounts for all the details in the story • no one way of expressing it

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