Theme

Post pictures and comments related to the **theme** of Stand by Me and how it supports the idea that the movie is a coming of age story.


 * THEME ** : A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work. The theme can take the form of a brief insight or a comprehensive vision of life; it may be a single idea such as "jealousy" (in Shakespeare's //Othello//). The theme may also be a more complicated doctrine, such as Milton's theme in //Paradise Lost,// "to justify the ways of God to men." A theme is the author's way of communicating and sharing ideas, perceptions, and feelings with readers, and it may be directly stated or implied.