Theme Worksheet - Assignment

Title: “The Scarlet Ibis”
Author: James Hurst

I. State the theme you have selected.

II. Show how the theme is presented in the story. (A theme is either EXPLICIT, stated verbatim in the text; or IMPLICIT, implied or suggested by events in the story.)

III. How do the elements of the story support the theme?

A. Where do you find the theme developed in the
SETTING?

B. Where do you find the theme developed by
CHARACTERIZATION?

C. Where do you find the theme developed by the
PLOT?

IV. Evaluate the theme.

A. UNIVERSALITY (Show by three vivid, specific
references if the theme is true for all people at all
times.)

B. SIGNIFICANCE (Does the theme show us how we
can deal with a problem and make our lives better?
Explain your answer in vivid detail.)

Credited to: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9502/theme.html