THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

TRUTH



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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:
Truth is objective fact.
Truth is binary: something is either true or false, right or wrong.
There's more than one side to every story.
None of us has a corner on the truth.
The truth will always come out.
The truth is complicated.
The truth will set you free.
The whole truth should be told at all times.
We are each a sum of the stories we believe.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
There is no black or white, only gray.
I never lie. My word is my bond.
He who controls truth controls the world.
If you want to change, change the stories you tell yourself.
Small lies don't hurt anyone.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CHILDISH, DEFENSIVE, DEVIOUS, DISHONEST, EVASIVE, FOOLISH, GULLIBLE, HYPOCRITICAL, IGNORANT, KNOW-IT-ALL, PREJUDICED, SUPERSTITIOUS, ANALYTICAL, CURIOUS, HONEST, HONORABLE, JUST, PHILOSOPHICAL, SIMPLE, 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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