SYMBOLISM AND MOTIF THESAURUS
Symbols are everywhere in the real world; using them in our fiction allows writers to create a richer, more meaningful experience for readers. Use this thesaurus and the symbols within it to connect with your audience on a deeper level—one that resonates with the beliefs and ideas that lie within the human experience.
A FALL FROM GRACE
ALIENATION
A QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE
BEAUTY
BEGINNINGS
BORDERS
COMING OF AGE
CROSSROADS
DANGER
DEATH
DECEPTION
DEPRESSION
DISORDER
DOOMSDAY
ENDINGS
ENSLAVEMENT
FAMILY
FREEDOM
FRIENDSHIP
GREED
HEALTH
ILLNESS
INFLEXIBILITY
INNOCENCE
INSTABILITY
ISOLATION
JOURNEYS
KNOWLEDGE
LOSS
LOVE
MYSTERY
OBSTACLES
ORDER
PASSAGE OF TIME
PEACE
PERSEVERANCE
PURITY
REBELLION
RECOGNITION
REFUGE
RELIGION
RITE OF PASSAGE
SACRIFICE
STAGNATION
SUFFERING
SUPERSTITIONS: GOOD LUCK
TEAMWORK
TRANSFORMATION
UNITY
VANITY
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WEALTH
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