March 27, 2008

Theme: What is it?

-general idea, moral of story
-the prevailing insight or tone of a work
How do we describe the theme?
1. abstract noun to describe the tone of the work.
Ex. Love maturity, hate…
2. a theme has to be debatable (not a fact)
3. verb-describes your abstract noun
4. Evaluate- theme must involve proof

HOT words Loss of Faith

Discrimination Under extreme human cruelty, one’s faith is always
challenged, and the
Loss of faith outcome is always dependent on the individual.
Depression
Oppression Hiya, my name is Shakakong, I am in
Heishy’s English class, and we are
Maturity having fun! 
Death
Hate
Exploitation

Major Themes of Night: Mood: the way a work

invokes emotion in
1. Self preservation vs. family commitment. the reader.
2. Dignity in the face of human cruelty.
3. Struggle to maintain faith
4. Emotional death

Motifs: A symbol or events that re-occur in a work.

1.Night
2.Fire
3.Eyes
Tone: The writers attitude toward the subject matter.