Question

Which of the following is the best example of a theme statement?

Answer 1

C. the tradition of knocking on wood comes from folklore

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Society turns people into monsters- no one is born that way

Explanation:

The theme is the deep message of a text, story or literary work, this means the theme is the idea transmitted by the text to the audience and that usually tells the audience about some abstract aspect of life such as love, death, family or evil. This message or idea can be implicit in the case is not directly stated but reflected through the actions of the characters, the details, the tone or attitude of the author towards the subject and other elements or stated explicitly through a theme statement. Considering a theme statement focus on a message or idea about some aspect of life, the best example of a theme is "Society turns people into monsters- no one is born that way" because this is the only statement from the options given that expresses some belief about one aspect of life which in this case is the nature of evil and that can be developed in a text or story.