THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

INNOCENCE



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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:
Once innocence is lost, it can never be regained.
The passage from innocence to experience is necessary for maturity.
Innocence should be protected at all costs.
Children are losing their innocence too early in today's society.
The only true innocence in the world exists in nature. 
No one is truly innocent.
Innocence is a hindrance to wisdom.
Innocence makes one vulnerable.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I must shelter my children from all the bad/hurtful things in life.
It's better not to dig too deeply or I'll find out something I don't want to know.
If people think I'm innocent, I can get away with anything.
Living in denial keeps me safe.
I have to toughen my kids up if they're going to survive in this world.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CHILDISH, CONTROLLING, CRUEL, EVIL, GULLIBLE, IGNORANT, MANIPULATIVE, NOSY, SUBSERVIENT, UNETHICAL, WEAK-WILLED, ALERT, HONORABLE, IMAGINATIVE, INNOCENT, NURTURING, OBEDIENT, PROTECTIVE, SIMPLE, SOCIALLY AWARE

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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