In texts, the subject is the specific topic the text focuses on. For example, if the text is a report about the Second World War the subject is the Second World War. This concept applies to literary works such as stories, novels, or poems as most describe or focus on specific topics. For example, in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher that describes the life experiences of a slave the topic or subject is slavery. According to this, the subject of a literary work is a specific topic.
"Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand them and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore." (Hinton, 179)
