THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

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HELPFUL TIP:

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:
Everything ends sooner or later.
There is no real ending.
There are no beginnings without endings.
You can't truly get over something without closure.
Part of starting over involves letting something else go.
Holding a grudge means never allowing the wound to heal.
Death isn't an ending, only a doorway to something new.
When something ends, it allows something new to begin.
There's no such thing as a happy ending.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
Everything good in my life comes to an end.
I can't let go of this.
If I end this (job, relationship, etc.), there's nothing better waiting for me.
Revenge will bring me the closure I need.
Endings are always full of regret.
Happy endings are for other people, not for me.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CHILDISH, CONTROLLING, CYNICAL, FRIVOLOUS, HUMORLESS, INFLEXIBLE, IRRATIONAL, MARTYR, MELODRAMATIC, MORBID, PARANOID, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE, STUBBORN, SUPERSTITIOUS, UNCOOPERATIVE, WORRYWART, ALERT, AMBITIOUS, ANALYTICAL, EASYGOING, EXTROVERTED, HUMBLE, IDEALISTIC, INNOCENT, OBJECTIVE, OPTIMISTIC, RESOURCEFUL, SENTIMENTAL, SPIRITUAL, 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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