"What is a Theme in Literature?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

What is a theme in literature? How do you find a theme? Senior instructor J.T. Bushnell answers these questions using examples from Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls" and everyday life.

The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify literary themes in stories but also to analyze their purposes and effects. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/

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Timestamps
0:00 Theme Defined
1:13 Themes vs Morals
2:14 Literary Example of Theme

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