THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

PASSAGE OF TIME



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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:
The same lessons keep coming around in life until you've learned them.
Time is circular rather than linear.
Time is a human construct that doesn't actually exist.
Time is one constant we can rely on.
Time runs faster as you get older.
History repeats itself.
Time heals all wounds.
Time passes, regardless of how much you want it to stand still.
Time is a limited resource that should be used wisely.
We have a finite amount of time to make things right.
The passage of time is a measure of growth (or stagnation).
Everything decays over time.
Each day that passes is one day closer to death.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
It's too late to pursue my dream.
There's never enough time.
Nothing will ever change in my life.
I can never break free of my past.
Too much time has passed for me to right that wrong.
Time has rendered me irrelevant.


CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ANTISOCIAL, CONTROLLING, FOOLISH, IMPATIENT, MORBID, PESSIMISTIC, RECKLESS, SUPERSTITIOUS, ADVENTUROUS, ALERT, APPRECIATIVE, DISCIPLINED, EFFICIENT, FOCUSED, INDUSTRIOUS, PERSISTENT, PHILOSOPHICAL, RESPONSIBLE, SENTIMENTAL, 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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