When people hear about writing themes, they may think of...Love All of these writing themes are common in many novels, short stories, poems, and other genres. However, when writing themes that are going to get at the core of what your readers are interested in, you may sometimes find that you just don't know where to start. Click for Free Writer's Block Help E-Zine and Free E-Book After all, you do not want your writing to be just the same as everyone else's. You want a sense of uniqueness. Use the creative license that you have for your own writing and consider themes in literature, or even in movies, that are appealing to you. Take the movie Gran Torino, for example. Clint Eastwood brings many writing themes to the forefront in this film. After all, the words he expresses to others, and those that they express back to him within the movie, are all scripted. They are all penned by brilliant writers who have mastered their craft and know just how to get at the pivotal, momentous themes that will set the movie apart as one that deserves critical acclaim. The movie got at the heart of the themes of prejudice, love, friendship, adolescence, courage, and so many more. One theme can be the central motivation for a film or a piece of literature, but others must surround it. These can be considered sub-themes, just as there are sub-plots in various forms of writing. There are even poetry themes. Many people may believe that rhyme is a theme of poetry, but it is not. Rhyme is more a style of poetry. It is how the poem is written, and not the underlying themes behind it. In Langston Hughes' poem, Harlem, he analyzes the struggle of a dream deferred. What happens to it? Why does this happen? These questions all rely around the themes of frustration, prejudice, and contemplation. Readers do not necessarily have to identify with the struggle of African-American citizens in order to grasp the concept behind at least some of the themes. Everyone surely has something that has happened in their life that they have been, or possibly still are, frustrated about -- they may even still be contemplating how to get out of the scenario, or how they plan never to be in such a situation again. Writing themes are everywhere. They instill in readers a sense of connectivity with a writer's words. Themes transfer into all forms of writing because most are universal. Everyone can identify with themes, whether or not they can specifically identify with the situation someone is describing as their relationship with that theme. Try out some creative free writing techniques to see how you can identify with various words and phrases that may help give your writing an added push down the right track. Themes can also be classified. For example, some people may choose to write about the theme of love, while others prefer to write about lust, and others about infatuation. All three are themes, but they all represent varying forms of the feelings someone may have for another person, place, or thing. Be sure you are describing and analyzing the appropriate theme within your writing, in order that you present your readers with the best and most creative thematic interpretations. To return from Writing Themes to the Writer's Block Help Home Page, click here
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