central and devastating theme

language: ru

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.
    ru: Центральная и разрушительная тема

examples

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

    Центральная и разрушительная тема романа — неизбежность утраты.