on Fiction University:

Do you want your story to be meaningful and memorable? Then give it a theme.

Although there are many ways of creating and exploring a theme, here’s the one I find the easiest as well as the most powerful.

‘One Purpose/Ideal/Value’ versus ‘Another Purpose/Ideal/Value’.

For example:

• Love versus Safety
• Patriotism versus Friendship
• Faith versus Integrity
• Honesty versus Compassion

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