What is the difference between a theme and universal theme?

Answer 1

A theme is anything really like love, war, family, home coming, dance etc... It's what the article is about. All written or spoken pieces have a theme to it. However, universal themes are themes that everyone can relate to and understand. For eg: a person might listen to a speech by an American about how great their country is, what goods it has done etc. The listener might be in a time of war in his country so he isn't going to care much about that speech.... Whereas if the speech was generally about pride in one's country etc.. He will be interested as it is universal and he can relate to it because he has a certain amount of pride for his country.

Answer 2

A theme is a central idea or message in a literary work that can be specific to that work, while a universal theme is a fundamental and relatable idea that transcends time and culture and is applicable to a wide range of literary works and human experiences. Universal themes are themes that are common across different works of literature and reflect aspects of the human condition.