THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

INJUSTICE



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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:
Ignoring injustice only makes it stronger.
The worst wrongs are committed in the name of justice by those who should know better.
Justice favors the rich and privileged.
We have a social responsibility to correct the injustice of the world.
Wealth is built on the backs of society's vulnerable.
Huge injustices can be overturned by the courage of ordinary people.
The world's problems are solved by fighting one injustice at a time.
People don't always get what they deserve.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
People who fall prey to injustice are weak.
Wealth, moral fortitude, etc. will protect me from injustice.
If it's not impacting me, I'm not responsible to address it.
Those with more privilege than me are perpetuating injustice.
I am who I am because of the injustices I've experienced.
This injustice can only be resolved with violence.
Life sucks, and then you die.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ANTISOCIAL, APATHETIC, CONFRONTATIONAL, COWARDLY, CRUEL, EVIL, GREEDY, HYPOCRITICAL, IGNORANT, INFLEXIBLE, MARTYR, PARANOID, PESSIMISTIC, PREJUDICED, SELF-INDULGENT, SELFISH, TIMID, UNETHICAL, ALERT, BOLD, COOPERATIVE, COURAGEOUS, EMPATHETIC, HONORABLE, IDEALISTIC, INDEPENDENT, JUST, NATURE-FOCUSED, OBJECTIVE, OBSERVANT, OPTIMISTIC, PASSIONATE, PERSISTENT, PROTECTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, SOCIALLY AWARE, SPIRITUAL, TRADITIONAL, WISE

WOUNDS THAT MAY SHAPE A CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE:
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CREATIVE WORKS THAT EXPLORE THIS THEME:
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HUMAN & SOCIETAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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