THEME AND SYMBOLISM THESAURUS

POVERTY



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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:
We have the power to eradicate poverty.
The poor will always exist.
Education is the key to ending poverty.
With the right tools, people can pull themselves out of poverty.
Financial status isn't a measure of happiness or contentedness.
It's our responsibility to protect the vulnerable in our society.
Poverty is a means of control by those in charge.

LIES (ANTI-THEMATIC STATEMENTS) YOUR CHARACTER MIGHT BELIEVE:
We have a responsibility to help those less fortunate than us.
Poor people are poor because of their own choices.
I can't feed/educate the world, but I can do so for one person at a time.
Because I am poor, I have nothing to offer.
With enough talent, hard work, or luck, you can rise above poverty.
It's not my problem.
We can never eradicate poverty, so what's the point in trying?

CHARACTER TRAITS TO SUPPORT OR CHALLENGE THE THEME:
ADDICTIVE, APATHETIC, CALLOUS, CYNICAL, GREEDY, IGNORANT, JUDGMENTAL, MATERIALISTIC, STINGY, STUBBORN, ADAPTABLE, AMBITIOUS, APPRECIATIVE, BOLD, DISCIPLINED, EMPATHETIC, ENTHUSIASTIC, GENEROUS, IDEALISTIC, KIND, MERCIFUL, NURTURING, PROTECTIVE, SOCIALLY AWARE, SPIRITUAL

WOUNDS THAT MAY SHAPE A CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE:
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