central and devastating theme

language: en

definitions

  1. A core subject or recurring idea in a creative work that is both fundamental to the narrative and emotionally overwhelming, profound, or destructive in its impact.
    en: A core subject or recurring idea in a creative work that is both fundamental to the narrative and emotionally overwhelming, profound, or destructive in its impact.

examples

  1. The novel's central and devastating theme is the inevitability of loss.

    The novel's central and devastating theme is the inevitability of loss.