MAJOR TOPICS AND THEMES IN LITERATURE

1. Affirmation of the Human spirit; the human will to endure or survive.

2. Experiences which change one’s perception of self and the world;

turning points, limitations.

3. Choices and how we make them; attitudes, values, personality,

exploring alternatives.

4. Conformity vs. individuality; daring to take risks vs. acceptance or

resignation.

5. Self-awareness; self respect, fulfillment, inner satisfaction, struggle to

maintain identity.

6. How social conditions affect the individuals attitudes, values and

behaviour.

7. Appearance vs. reality; illusions and dreams, disillusions, adoption,

acceptance.

8. Pursuit of freedom; integrity, spontaneity, inhibitions, limitations.

9. Isolation alienation, the feeling of being an outsider; alone, loneliness,

human longings for acceptance.

10.The quest – striving, seeking challenges, achieving goals, striving for

an ideal.

1. Affirmation of the Human spirit; the human will to endure or survive.

2. Experiences which change one’s perception of self and the world;

turning points, limitations.

3. Choices and how we make them; attitudes, values, personality,

exploring alternatives.

4. Conformity vs. individuality; daring to take risks vs. acceptance or

resignation.

5. Self-awareness; self respect, fulfillment, inner satisfaction, struggle to

maintain identity.

6. How social conditions affect the individuals attitudes, values and

behaviour.

7. Appearance vs. reality; illusions and dreams, disillusions, adoption,

acceptance.

8. Pursuit of freedom; integrity, spontaneity, inhibitions, limitations.

9. Isolation alienation, the feeling of being an outsider; alone, loneliness,

human longings for acceptance.

10.The quest – striving, seeking challenges, achieving goals, striving for

an ideal.