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Q&A Does a story necessarily need a theme?

I'm writing a short story From what I understand, the theme is the message that I want to send across. Akin to Beauty and the Beast's "Don't judge a book by its cover" theme, or "Opposites attract...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Dylan Beck‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:19:49Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27515
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dylan Beck‭ · 2019-12-08T06:19:49Z (over 4 years ago)
_I'm writing a short story_

From what I understand, the theme is the message that I want to send across. Akin to Beauty and the Beast's "Don't judge a book by its cover" theme, or "Opposites attract."

I have a story I am trying to write. Just a character story about two friends. I'm not sure what the theme is. I know the beginning, middle, and end. I know the setting, characters, the problem, motivations, and the result, but not the message I'm sending across. I just wanted to write a story about these two friends.

Do I need a defined theme to complete a story?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-12T18:45:08Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 9