THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

WEALTH



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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 MATERIALISM is a preoccupation with the acquisition of material things, wealth is a bit more neutral. People with wealth have an excess of money, possessions, luxuries, etc., but their mindset toward their wealth and what they can do with it can be positive, negative, or somewhere in between.



THEMATIC STATEMENTS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOUR STORY:
Love of money is at the root of all evil. 
Wealth leads inevitably to greed.
The more you have, the more you have to lose.
Money won't solve your problems.
Money isn't the only barometer of success.
It's hard for the wealthy to have true friends.
Wealth reveals a person's true character.
More is better.
Money can't buy happiness.
Wealth brings respect.
Wealth is a blessing that can be used to bless others.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
If I make enough money, I can erase my past.
If I make enough money, _____ will love me.
They'll never accept me, no matter how much I have.
They're only interested in me because of my money.
Without my wealth, I'm nothing.
I need more.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CHILDISH, EXTRAVAGANT, FRIVOLOUS, FUSSY, INSECURE, MATERIALISTIC, PARANOID, PRETENTIOUS, SELFISH, SPOILED, STINGY, UNETHICAL, VAIN, AMBITIOUS, APPRECIATIVE, CAUTIOUS, DISCIPLINED, GENEROUS, HONORABLE, HUMBLE, SOCIALLY AWARE, THRIFTY

WOUNDS THAT MAY SHAPE A CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE:
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HUMAN & SOCIETAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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