So Kingdom Hearts has covered and explored quite a few themes within its narrative. Themes such as: friendship, love(loosely), death, honor, redemption, resurrection, good vs evil. I want to know what themes you guys most want to see introduced to the story next, how would you like to see them implemented, and how KH can expand on the current ones.
I'll be posting a list of common themes I found to give you some examples. Feel free to discuss any that aren't present on the list.
Try to keep debating to a minimum please.
I'm a fan of a family theme. I'd like to see Sora and company face off against a family and test the bonds of family and friendship. How are they the same and how are they different? Which is stronger? Which is more important? Why?
I think I'd like to see KH also handle corruption and abuse of power a bit more. We had a character like Eraqus who was of the light, but tried to commit a dark deed, but was still considered light. Why? I'd like to see this explored further with an antagonist who is of the light. I grew to like this idea from someone else on the forum but I can't remember who. I hope they pop in and expand upon their idea and take credit for it at least.
Perhaps the two could work in tandem. A family of light abusers who want to eradicate those affiliated with darkness, maybe someone like Riku or (if he returns) Terra.
I'll be posting a list of common themes I found to give you some examples. Feel free to discuss any that aren't present on the list.
Try to keep debating to a minimum please.
Spoiler ShowThe 12 Most Common Themes in Literature
By Rachel Mork at http://www.life123.com/parenting/education/children-reading/12-most-commonthemes-in-literature.shtml
1. Man Struggles Against Nature: Man is always at battle with human nature, whether the
drives described are sexual, material or against the aging process itself.
2. Man Struggles Against Societal Pressure: Mankind is always struggling to determine if
societal pressure is best for living. Check out books like Revolut ionary Road or Mrs.
Dalloway for examples of characters who know how society says they should live, but feel
society's dictation is contrary to what makes them happy.
3. Man Struggles to Understand Divinity: Mankind tries to understand and make peace
with God, but satisfaction is elusive and difficult.
4. Crime Does Not Pay: A popular theme played out in books throughout time is the
concept that honesty is honored and criminals will eventually be caught. Crime and
Punishment and "The Telltale Heart" are two stories written on this theme.
5. Overcoming Adversity: Many books laud characters who accept a tough situation
and turn it into triumph. Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind exemplifies a shrewd
person who finds a way to come out on top despite failed relationships and an economic
depression after the Civil War.
6. Friendship is Dependant on Sacrifice: This is the idea that you can't have friends if you
don't act like a friend.
7. The Importance of Family: Sacrifices for family are honored and explored, as are the
family bonds that survive adversity.
8. Yin and Yang: Just when you think life is finally going to be easy, something bad
happens to balance it all out.
9. Love is the Worthiest of Pursuits: Many writers assert the idea that love conquers all,
appealing to the romantic side of us.
10. Death is Part of the Life Cycle: Literary works with this theme show how death and life
and intricately connected.
11.Sacrifices Bring Reward: Sacrifices and hard work pay off in the end, despite the
challenges along the way.
12.Human Beings All Have the Same Needs: From Montagues to Capulets in Romeo and
Juliet or the characters in S.E. Hinton's The Out siders, book after book asserts that rich or
poor, educated or dumb, all human beings need love and other basic needs met.
I'm a fan of a family theme. I'd like to see Sora and company face off against a family and test the bonds of family and friendship. How are they the same and how are they different? Which is stronger? Which is more important? Why?
I think I'd like to see KH also handle corruption and abuse of power a bit more. We had a character like Eraqus who was of the light, but tried to commit a dark deed, but was still considered light. Why? I'd like to see this explored further with an antagonist who is of the light. I grew to like this idea from someone else on the forum but I can't remember who. I hope they pop in and expand upon their idea and take credit for it at least.
Perhaps the two could work in tandem. A family of light abusers who want to eradicate those affiliated with darkness, maybe someone like Riku or (if he returns) Terra.
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