THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

ADDICTION



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Your story's theme is its central message to readers and can be reinforced with specific symbols and motifs pulled right from the setting. Additionally, symbols woven into a scene can underscore your character's emotions, establish mood, and even generate conflict. Explore your story theme thoughtfully and use associated symbols to do more with less.
THEMATIC STATEMENTS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOUR STORY:
Addiction makes good people do bad things.
Addiction is a form of slavery.
Addiction is an illness.
Addiction doesn't have to be a death sentence.
Recovery from addiction is a fight.
Addiction affects the addict and everyone around them.
Addictions promise heaven but deliver hell.
Forced or coerced addiction is effective for controlling people and generating income.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I can never break free.
I have to break my addictions alone.
I can quit at any time.
Because I'm an addict, I am weak and unlovable.
My drinking helps me cope.
I can keep my drug use a secret. No one will know.
Only certain kinds of people become addicts (not people like me).
My addictions make me unique and powerful.
This is who I am.
I'm not hurting anyone; what I do in the privacy of my home is no one else's business.
It's hopeless to try to change an addict. 

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ADDICTIVE, APATHETIC, CALLOUS, CYNICAL, IGNORANT, INFLEXIBLE, PREJUDICED, WEAK-WILLED, CENTERED, CONFIDENT, DISCIPLINED, EMPATHETIC, HUMBLE, NURTURING, PATIENT, PERSISTENT, SOCIALLY AWARE, SPIRITUAL, SUPPORTIVE

WOUNDS THAT MAY SHAPE A CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE:
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CREATIVE WORKS THAT EXPLORE THIS THEME:
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NATURAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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HUMAN & SOCIETAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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