An Author's Life for Me: A Reader's Guide to Author's Jargon 39

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Reader's Guide to Author's Jargon 39

theme unlike the story, which is the sum of the parts, a theme is a universal extraction from the parts. Like an orange, the story is the pulp, while the theme is the juice. Most successful novels have themes that rise like a halo from the book, but does not drive the novel. As such, themes are not... Sign in to see full entry.

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