Theme

Theme is:

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• A message or idea
• Stated in a sentence
• An author’s observation about human nature.
• Arguable
• Implied; not directly stated
• Applicable to multiple texts

Theme is not:

• One word
• Advice
• A summary

Theme statement must be a sentence long.

Example "big ideas":

• Jealousy

• Beauty

• Loneliness

• Love

• Loyalty

• Perseverance

• Fear

Theme

Theme

Not Theme

• Love
• Money
• Happiness
• Greed
• Humanity

• There is beauty in simplicity
• Death is unavoidable
• Loneliness is a destructive force
• Knowledge is power
• Relationships are dependent on sacrifice

Mr. Phillips

Now: Try it Yourself!

Pick one of these songs and try to come up with a theme for it. Have lyrics from the song as evidence to discuss for why you chose that theme.

Atmosphere- Yesterday

Michael Jackson- Man in the Mirror

Weezer- Beverly HIlls