Here are 5 steps to moving from a motif to a theme statement: which is the correct order? 1: Think hard about what the author mi
ght be saying about that motif. 2: Think of a question about the motif. 3: Choose an interesting motif. 4: Try to say that idea as a theme. 5: Go back to moments where you saw that motif, with that question in mind.
A theme statement may be defined as the statement which explains the theme of the literature or the piece of art or entertainment. It is the main lesson or the main idea that the author wants the reader to learn at the end from the story or the art. It is considered as the main subject of the literature. Therefore the correct order is to try to explain the main idea as the theme.
