THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

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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:
Knowledge is power. 
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
If you have knowledge but don't act on it, it's useless.
To know yourself is the most important thing.
We don't know what we don't know.
The more you learn, the less you realize you know.
Knowledge is only useful if it's shared.
Everyone can teach you something.
Knowledge is the way out of poverty.
Knowledge combats racism.
Book smarts aren't everything.
Sometimes the questions are more important than the answer.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I'm too old to learn how to ______.
It's too hard.
I'm too dumb.
I'll never figure it out.
I'll never be able to ___.
This is a mystery no one will ever understand.
I know more than everyone else about this.
I've mastered this; there's nothing left to learn.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
COCKY, CONFRONTATIONAL, DISHONEST, FANATICAL, GREEDY, HYPOCRITICAL, IGNORANT, INFLEXIBLE, KNOW-IT-ALL, OBSESSIVE, PERFECTIONIST, STINGY, ADVENTUROUS, AMBITIOUS, CURIOUS, FOCUSED, OBJECTIVE, PERSISTENT, STUDIOUS, WISE

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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