Themes in Literature: And How Your Teacher Was Wrong

There seems to be one dominant viewpoint on themes in literature. This viewpoint often views themes simply, as one word such as justice, love, hate, etc. . . On this week’s episode of How to Write Good, I discuss viewpoints on themes in literature and my disagreement with these viewpoints. If you enjoy this episode, here are some others you might find interesting: On Our Enjoyment of Stories, On Creativity (with a cowboy), On Writing and Our Memory Capacity, On Creativity and Corporations, On People’s Reaction to Shakespeare

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