THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

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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:
The first step in the right direction is the most important one.
If you want to have a new life, you must make different choices.
In every journey there will be a fork in the road.
The end of one thing means the beginning of something else.
It's now or never.
Transformation only comes with risk.
We are the sum of our choices.
A person who doesn't change with the times gets left behind.
It's never too late to become someone new. 
You can never change who you really are.
Not deciding is still choosing.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
If I make the wrong choice, I'm doomed.
There's only one right answer.
I'll never find my true self.
I have no good options.
I need to avoid change at all costs.
I need to see what everyone else does so I'll know what to do.
If I let someone else make the decisions, it will be their fault when things go wrong.
I only have this one chance to do what's right.
It's safer to not choose.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
APATHETIC, COWARDLY, CYNICAL, FLAKY, IMPULSIVE, INDECISIVE, INFLEXIBLE, INSECURE, IRRATIONAL, KNOW-IT-ALL, LAZY, OBSESSIVE, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE, ADVENTUROUS, ANALYTICAL, CENTERED, CONFIDENT, CURIOUS, DECISIVE, METICULOUS, PATIENT, SENSIBLE, SPONTANEOUS, STUDIOUS, WISE

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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SYMBOLISM EXAMPLES IN STORIES:
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