THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

LOVE



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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:
Love conquers all.
All you need is love.
Love is blind.
Love is an action, not a feeling.
The heart wants what the heart wants.
Love requires vulnerability.
Love and pain are intertwined.
A life without love isn't worth living.
To truly love others, you must first love yourself.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
I don't deserve to be loved.
No one will ever love me.
If they knew the truth about me, they wouldn't love me anymore.
Nothing will ever change; I'll always be alone.
If I make myself vulnerable, I'll just get hurt.
I don't know how to love.
I can't survive without this person.
This is real love.
True love is an illusion.
Pseudo-love is better than no love at all.
I don't need a relationship to make me happy.
I'm too selfish to love others.
Only certain kinds of people deserve love.
You can't choose who you love.

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
CONTROLLING, EVIL, FANATICAL, FLAKY, INFLEXIBLE, INSECURE, JEALOUS, NEEDY, POSSESSIVE, PREJUDICED, SELFISH, WITHDRAWN, AFFECTIONATE, CAUTIOUS, INDEPENDENT, PASSIONATE, SENSUAL, SENTIMENTAL, SPIRITUAL, UNINHIBITED

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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