THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

ENSLAVEMENT



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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:
We are all enslaved to something.
People can live in a free culture and still be enslaved.
Freedom comes at a price. 
A person can be physically enslaved while maintaining freedom of the mind.
Freedom is a basic human right.
The path to freedom begins with a single step.
Anyone can start over.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I don't deserve to be free.
I'll be stuck here forever.
I can't live like this.
My life will be easier if someone else is in charge.
It's not slavery if the person in control has my best interests at heart.
I'm not strong enough to break free.
I'm not a slave (to alcohol, drugs, technology, the approval of others, etc.). I can stop any time I want.
People who can't hold onto their freedom don't deserve to have it.
Slavery has been eradicated in today's culture.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ADDICTIVE, CONTROLLING, COWARDLY, DISRESPECTFUL, EVIL, FANATICAL, GREEDY, GULLIBLE, IGNORANT, PESSIMISTIC, POSSESSIVE, PREJUDICED, REBELLIOUS, RECKLESS, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE, SELF-INDULGENT, UNETHICAL, VIOLENT, CAUTIOUS, CENTERED, COURAGEOUS, EMPATHETIC, HONORABLE, IDEALISTIC, INDEPENDENT, INDUSTRIOUS, OPTIMISTIC, PERSISTENT, PROTECTIVE, SOCIALLY AWARE, SPIRITUAL, TRUSTING

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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