THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

IMMORTALITY



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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:
Our legacy makes us immortal.
We achieve immortality through the people who remember us.
Actions in life can affect our immortal souls.
It is impossible to achieve immortality.
We are all immortal; the only question is how we spend eternity.
Mortality is only the fear of death.
Immortality, without the release of death, is a curse.
Immortality without purpose is futile.
Death is an unavoidable part of life.
Death is the ultimate escape.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
If I am forgotten, I am truly dead.
I would do anything to achieve immortality.
It's lonely to live forever.
I can become immortal.
I can make up for my failures in this life in the next one.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CONTROLLING, CYNICAL, FRIVOLOUS, JUDGMENTAL, MORBID, SELFISH, SUPERSTITIOUS, AMBITIOUS, CURIOUS, DISCIPLINED, HONORABLE, HUMBLE, IDEALISTIC, OPTIMISTIC, PHILOSOPHICAL, SPIRITUAL

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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