THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

SUPERSTITIONS (BAD LUCK)



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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:
There is more to the world than what the eye can perceive.
There's no such thing as luck. 
People make their own luck.
Superstition is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Bad luck is simply a lack of preparation.
Nothing is good or bad in itself; it's what you do with it that matters.
One person's bad luck is another's good fortune.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
Bad things always happen to me.
I can control what happens by following certain rituals.
I can't do X or my life will be ruined.
It's not my fault that this happened; it's just bad luck.
I'm so unlucky.
People who have bad luck bring it upon themselves.
God hates me.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
COMPULSIVE, CONTROLLING, GULLIBLE, IGNORANT, IRRATIONAL, MORBID, NERVOUS, PERFECTIONIST, SUPERSTITIOUS, WORRYWART, ANALYTICAL, CAUTIOUS, DISCIPLINED, IMAGINATIVE, PHILOSOPHICAL, PLAYFUL, QUIRKY, SIMPLE, 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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NATURAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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HUMAN & SOCIETAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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