"Nothing pains some people more than having to think." --Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why do you suppose some people are uncomfortable about having to think?
Themes are the "keys" to understanding the novel. All novels and poems have themes that the author wants to get across to the reader. If nothing else, a theme is the impression that a reader gets that the book is about. It is not the action of the story, but rather the reader's interpretation of the purpose of the action. A theme can be a moral but it is not the same thing because not all books have traditional morals. Themes are arguably the most important aspect of a novel because they are the reason for the author's writing the novel. Themes are often vague principles or emotions, such as good versus evil, abuse of power, love, change or growing up.
Bombastic: (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.
SYNONYMS: inflated, pretentious
ANTONYMS: unadorned, simple, plain, austere
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