by Yvonne Blackwood Themes are important building blocks of any novel. They are the central ideas that the writer explores in a prose narrative. The exploration takes place through elements like characters, settings, conflicts, word choice and literary devices. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a theme as: “a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern.” Themes…
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