Saturday, September 12, 2009

Clue #3

Questions in the yellow box:
1)What is a literary theme? Provide an explanation and then 3 one-statement examples of a literary theme that receals truth about the universal human experience.
A literary theme is the central idea that the author tells the reader about the truth of humanity. You can identify the theme of a story by looking for clues in various places. Some example places are the title, in the main character's conflict, the climax, and the resolution. Three examples of theme are as follows:
1. Time heals all wounds (universal theme)
2. Love is a two edged sword; it can bring pain but also happiness.
3. A person who lives a good life will be rewarded in the end for their kindness.

2)What is the theme of your life, as you see it right now?
I don't feel as if there is any theme in my life right now. I don't know if its because I'm only 14 years old, or if its because I haven't been living my life around any particular idea. I've been trying to live my life around the idea of Christ these past few months however. Its harder than it looks though, and I don't feel as if this theme in my life is shining through very well in other areas of my life. In the next years of my life, I want to try and make a bigger point out of it. If I had to say what the theme of my life would be, I think it would be something close to time heals all wounds. This is one of the themes that I've always laughed at because they sounded so rediculously untrue. What I've found out though, is that time doesn't heal wounds, but as time passes the memories dull and are harder to remember. I've moved to 5 different schools since Kindergarten, and leaving behind friends was the most painful thing for me. Although part of me wishes I could remember all of their faces, another part of me is grateful that I don't remember them because I know the pain of missing them would be that much worse.

3) In your opinion, what is the theme of God's plan for this world?
I don't know if its my place to say anything about God's plan for the world. I personally trust that God's plan is perfect and good. I don't know what God's plan for the world is. I am not sure if God has chosen to reveil to this to any human at all, and I honestly don't have much grasp of how God thinks. He's not human, so what I think can't possibly be in accordance to what he thinks. I'm not sure but I think that God's purpose for making this world is to test us humans to see who is worthy in spending eternity with him. A simple theme statement might be the following : Everyone deserves a change to prove their worth. (I'm not sure my answer to this question is right..)

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