Theme generally refers to the central idea or a perception conveyed in writing. A topic is the subject that is treated or presented within writing. Topics play the role of explaining what a story is all about, while, themes explain the reason why it was written in the first place
Theme generally refers to the central idea or a perception conveyed in writing. A topic is the subject that is treated or presented within writing. Topics play the role of explaining what a story is all about, while, themes explain the reason why it was written in the first place.
The truth is, topic and theme are not the same. Each has a distinct role and function in the craft of writing – and one of them, oddly enough, is a means of infusing the other into our work. So today we’ll learn how to distinguish the differences between theme and topic and what we should keep in mind about both terms when we’re writing.
