THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

FREEDOM



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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:
If you give people enough freedom, they will abuse it. 
Freedom doesn't mean being able to do whatever you want. 
Freedom includes respecting the freedom of others. 
You don't realize its importance until it's gone.
Having nothing to lose is the truest form of freedom. 
True love means giving someone the freedom to leave. 
Everyone deserves to be free.
Education is the key to freedom. 
You have to fight to retain your freedom.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I don't deserve to be free.
I'm not capable of steering my own course.
It's better if those who know more than me are in charge.
The price of freedom is too high.
I'll never be truly free.
The rules don't apply to me.
I can do whatever I want.
I'm not free as long as I have to live by someone else's rules.
If people won't fight for their freedom, they don't deserve to have it.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ANTISOCIAL, APATHETIC, CHILDISH, CONFRONTATIONAL, CONTROLLING, COWARDLY, DISLOYAL, FRIVOLOUS, INFLEXIBLE, MARTYR, MELODRAMATIC, NERVOUS, PESSIMISTIC, PREJUDICED, REBELLIOUS, SUBSERVIENT, SUSPICIOUS, UNCOOPERATIVE, UNETHICAL, ADVENTUROUS, APPRECIATIVE, BOLD, DIPLOMATIC, EMPATHETIC, FOCUSED, HONORABLE, IDEALISTIC, INDEPENDENT, LOYAL, OBEDIENT, OPTIMISTIC, PASSIONATE, PATRIOTIC, PROTECTIVE, SENTIMENTAL, SOCIALLY AWARE, TRADITIONAL

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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