![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
I just read this article: http://hollylisle.com/index.php/Feature-Stories/finding-your-themes.html
And it got me wondering what my most prevalent themes were. This is just for fun and because I'm procrastinating, but here are my answers (mostly in the form of questions). Themes that make my mind race to create answers - and as many different answers as possible.
Truth:
The perception of truth and the lies people tell (Why do they tell them? Are their reasons good or bad? Is any reason ever good? Is any reason ever bad?). Is truth a constant or does it change based on whose viewpoint it’s seen from? If truth is constant, is it constantly constant?
Good and Evil:
Do they exist? Should they exist? The way one person sees something is not the way another sees it. Can someone who does bad things be good? Can someone who does good things be bad? Does evil come from the actions, or the mind?
Love:
There are countless different kinds of love. All of them are love. Which kind of love outweighs another? Is it good for one to outweigh another? What decides if it is good or not? Should one always listen to the heart? What if the heart has two answers? When it breaks, can it mend? Sometimes people must choose between loves. What motivates people to choose one or the other? How do they live with these choices? What are the outcomes, both in actions and emotions?
Power:
Who has power, how is it shown? Can a personal power raise one from oppression? Are orders to be followed or challenged? Does the answer to this change depending on the order? Depending on who is giving it? Can “following orders” be justified as an excuse – both inside the mind or by the outside world? How are other people controlled into doing something they don’t want to do, or doing something against the morals? What has power over people – other people, God, emotions, duties, responsibilities and perceptions? Is a power absolute?
I could go on and on in answer to these questions, and no doubt I would come up with different answers each time. This is really getting my juices flowing, so I'm going to go try to finish a scene before Dr. Phil comes on.
And it got me wondering what my most prevalent themes were. This is just for fun and because I'm procrastinating, but here are my answers (mostly in the form of questions). Themes that make my mind race to create answers - and as many different answers as possible.
Truth:
The perception of truth and the lies people tell (Why do they tell them? Are their reasons good or bad? Is any reason ever good? Is any reason ever bad?). Is truth a constant or does it change based on whose viewpoint it’s seen from? If truth is constant, is it constantly constant?
Good and Evil:
Do they exist? Should they exist? The way one person sees something is not the way another sees it. Can someone who does bad things be good? Can someone who does good things be bad? Does evil come from the actions, or the mind?
Love:
There are countless different kinds of love. All of them are love. Which kind of love outweighs another? Is it good for one to outweigh another? What decides if it is good or not? Should one always listen to the heart? What if the heart has two answers? When it breaks, can it mend? Sometimes people must choose between loves. What motivates people to choose one or the other? How do they live with these choices? What are the outcomes, both in actions and emotions?
Power:
Who has power, how is it shown? Can a personal power raise one from oppression? Are orders to be followed or challenged? Does the answer to this change depending on the order? Depending on who is giving it? Can “following orders” be justified as an excuse – both inside the mind or by the outside world? How are other people controlled into doing something they don’t want to do, or doing something against the morals? What has power over people – other people, God, emotions, duties, responsibilities and perceptions? Is a power absolute?
I could go on and on in answer to these questions, and no doubt I would come up with different answers each time. This is really getting my juices flowing, so I'm going to go try to finish a scene before Dr. Phil comes on.
