Theme: Friendship

What is theme?

• Theme is the main idea of the story, or the message the author is conveying.
• This message is usually about life, society or human nature.
• Not all stories have explicit themes (they are optional in escape fiction). However, some readers would say that, because all stories choose certain areas of life to focus on and deal with, all stories inherently project some kind of outlook on life that can be taken as a theme.

What is friendship?

• Friendship means the state of being friends with a connection or relationship between two people.
  (definition taken from http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn2.1?o2=&o0=1&o6=&o1=1&o5=&o4=&o3=&s=friendship)

The friendships between Annemarie and Ellen and their families were strong. Do you believe that you are a good friend like Annemarie was to Ellen? Take this quiz to find out if you are a ‘good bud.'

(Pictures taken from Children of the Holocaust)