THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

UNITY



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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.
NOTES:
While TEAMWORK is the cooperative effort of individual people working toward a common end, unity is the state of being an undivided entity.

THEMATIC STATEMENTS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOUR STORY:
Unity requires conformity.
A successful union celebrates differences instead of denying them. 
Unity can only happen if everyone is valued and respected.
To achieve unity, the team must come before the individual.
People can do more when they unite as a group. 
With unity there is strength.
We are all connected.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I'm fine on my own.
No one wants me in their group.
If I join with others, I'll lose my individuality.
I can't reveal my true feelings and ideas because it will change how people see me.
I can't trust anyone.
Unity is great—as long as everyone does things my way.
I'll join, but I need to be on my guard to keep from being taken advantage of.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ANTISOCIAL, APATHETIC, CONTROLLING, DISLOYAL, FANATICAL, GOSSIPY, HAUGHTY, HYPOCRITICAL, INFLEXIBLE, INSECURE, KNOW-IT-ALL, PREJUDICED, SELFISH, APPRECIATIVE, COOPERATIVE, HUMBLE, PERSUASIVE, UNSELFISH

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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