Theme: A central idea or insight about human experience that a work explores through its characters, events, and techniques.
How to apply it: State a theme as a complete idea (not a single word like "love") and explain how the work develops it through specific evidence.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Longer Fiction or Drama I
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