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Theme plays an important role in all literature. Theme must be present in poems, stories, art, songs and any other form of literature. The theme gives the story depth and meaning, but it cannot consist of a sentence it must be felt throughout the entire piece. It does more than just summarize the literature, it gives off the feeling, but not directly, it leaves some responsibility to the reader. The audience needs to try and see what the director is portraying, and make sense of all the information combined.
The theme is not a specific line in the story that everything else builds from, but rather it is more of a thesis throughout the entire. There are many tools that an author can use to help get the theme across. Some authors use strong statements, others use description, while still others use color or music. Whichever tool the author decides to use they must make sue it serves the purpose to the audience.
While searching for the theme in literature it is important not to lose the rest of the story. Even though the theme is ultimate message, the content of the story is just as important. The content is what makes the theme so important.The content is what brings the theme of the literature to life.
What makes themes great in literature is that sometimes they are not what the audience wants. As an author one has the power to direct the story any way they want. In directing a piece of literature they have the power to direct a story any way they want. This makes us as an audience, to any piece of literature, subject to it. Whichever way the author leads us, we must always follow. So next time you are reading a piece of literature beware of where it might take you.