What is the theme of a book?

Answer 1

The philosophy that the work conveys.

Moby Dick - there is no absolute reference for good or evil
Frankenstein - Nurture is more important that Nature
Tale of two cities - Civilization rests on the sacrifice of the righteous

A life lesson that a book displays. Example: Friendship, Honesty; Hatred, Love, Greed.
genre
Romance. Comedy. Action. Drama. Scifi. Mystery A theme of a book is what the book is about.

Ex:) book about conflicts between dragons and knights- the theme would be heroism/adventure

Here is a list of book themes:

• Escape
• Love
• Heroism
• Adventure
• Journey
• Coming of age
• Patriotism
• Peace and war
• Hope
• Hopelessness
• Generation gap
• Home
• Betrayal
• Lust for power
• Judgment
• Fortune
• Family
• Sense of self
• God and spirituality
• Good and evil
• Duty
• Survival
• Conformity
• Individualism
• Deception
• Race relations
• Suffering
• Loss
• Discovery

There are several ways to describe a book. You could talk about PLOT- that's the story, and what happens. You could talk about GENRE- that's the type of book (thriller, romance, sci-fi etc) Or you could talk about the THEMES- that's the underlying issues, as listed above
The theme of the book is the main subject of a book, movie, play, anything. The theme is also defined as the main subject of the conversation of the characters in the movie, book, or play. Such as if they are talking about dogs, buildings, love, or any other thing that is the subject of their conversation.
a theme is an idea or motif that is present throughout the story

A theme is what the author wants you to learn from this story or what the main character in the story learns from his/her experience. Often if you take notice of what the main character in the story is frightened of, it will provide a good hint to the theme of the story.
them is like what r u talking about in the book
I think it means the lesson, message, or moral in a book.

Answer 2

The theme of a book is the central idea or message that the author is trying to convey to readers. It is the underlying meaning or insight found throughout the story that helps to explore and develop the plot and characters in a deeper and more meaningful way.

Answer 3

The theme for a short story is to how the central idea about life is revealed.

Answer 4

The main theme of thos story id that man is afraid of death when he has no good deeds thus in order yo divert his attention from the fear of the death person do some extra activities and second idea which influence me the most is that in trouble we should help the troubled person this is actually ethics.