THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

CONTROL



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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.
THEMATIC STATEMENTS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOUR STORY:
Control is an illusion.
We all need to be in control of something.
The only thing you can control is your attitude and how you react to events.
Self-control is an essential trait for civilized people.
Ideas can't be controlled.
To master your emotions, you must control your thoughts.
You can control people's bodies but not their minds or spirits.
If you control resources and information, you control the people.
Without government control, society will devolve into chaos.
Unchecked governments will try to control their citizens in every way.
We always have a choice.
Our destinies are up to us.
Peace is found through not trying to control what can't be controlled.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I am/am not in control of my own destiny.
With enough willpower, I can fix any situation.
I can't control myself. I am a slave to my emotions/weaknesses/addictions/etc.
With the right tools, I can control others.
To control overs, I must be in charge of the narrative.
I need control to be powerful.
If I am not in control, I have no value.
If others have control over me, I am weak.
I can't control what happens. I'm at the mercy of fate.
I will always be controlled by someone.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
APATHETIC, CONFRONTATIONAL, CONTROLLING, COWARDLY, DISLOYAL, DISRESPECTFUL, EVASIVE, EVIL, FRIVOLOUS, GULLIBLE, IGNORANT, LAZY, MACHO, MANIPULATIVE, MARTYR, PARANOID, REBELLIOUS, STUBBORN, SUBSERVIENT, SUSPICIOUS, TIMID, UNCOOPERATIVE, VIOLENT, WEAK-WILLED, ALERT, AMBITIOUS, BOLD, CAUTIOUS, COOPERATIVE, EASYGOING, INDEPENDENT, OBEDIENT, PRIVATE, TRUSTING

WOUNDS THAT MAY SHAPE A CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE:
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CREATIVE WORKS THAT EXPLORE THIS THEME:
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NATURAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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HUMAN & SOCIETAL SYMBOLS FOR THIS THEME:
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SYMBOLISM EXAMPLES IN STORIES:
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