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:
We should always be moving forward.
You can't make progress by sticking with the status quo.
Aim for progress, not perfection.
Slow progress is still progress.
Progress will require you to leave your comfort zone.
It usually gets worse before it gets better.
Progress in the wrong direction isn't progress at all.
Don't let progress come at the expense of what matters most.
If you don't ride the wave of progress, you'll drown in it.
Tradition is the antithesis of progress.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
If I don't achieve my ideal, I've failed.
Any change is a sign of growth.
I know I'm headed the wrong direction, but I've invested too much time and money to change now.
I don't need to change. I'm good just the way I am.
I'd rather not make any changes than risk taking a wrong turn.
Progress is a threat to my way of life.
Progress isn't necessarily good.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ANTISOCIAL, CONTROLLING, COWARDLY, EXTRAVAGANT, FRIVOLOUS, IMPULSIVE, INFLEXIBLE, INSECURE, OBSESSIVE, PERFECTIONIST, SPOILED, STUBBORN, SUPERSTITIOUS, SUSPICIOUS, ADAPTABLE, ADVENTUROUS, AMBITIOUS, BOLD, CREATIVE, CURIOUS, DISCIPLINED, ENTHUSIASTIC, FOCUSED, IDEALISTIC, IMAGINATIVE, INDUSTRIOUS, PASSIONATE, PATIENT, PERSISTENT, SIMPLE, SOCIALLY AWARE, STUDIOUS, TRADITIONAL, 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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