![]() ![]() I'm not really a big fan of comics though. I mean after all I'm 18 and I'm still not done finding exactly who I am or fitting into the world. I know they are, but using people younger than that I'd have to bring up themes related to child soldiers and such which would derail my novel I think, plus I think I can still get the YA themes across this way. I figured knowing the common associated themes would help with that. ![]() Something like that, but I'm trying to still get the war part of it down and represent it as well as I can, which may take time and a lot of effort. Of course getting into contact with these people could prove difficult, still seems like a good idea though. I still hope I have all the themes I need to know about though. I can also recommend Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky, about a military school survival class final gone bad.Thank you for both.įigured as much, still nice to have it validated though. I can also recommend Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky, about a military school survival class final gone bad. No, really-they're about a school for teenagers with powers, and their interactions with each other and civilians are a big part of the story. If your team were recruited young and trained in their powers, then you might want to check out early X-Men comics. Most (?) real soldiers are in the range you're giving (though 18+). I’m in charge of coordinating a color war in a school I work in, and I’m wondering if anyone has a cute theme that wouldn’t be too hard for elementary school students (ages 11-14)to work. Your characters are also kind of old for YA, with the bottom of your range being around the top of most YA books. Responsible for planning and executing the event. Color war at DJDS is a way for students to own their educational experience in unprecedented ways. Day-to-day relationships are strengthened, as is the connection to the school. It seems like you're writing about a special-ops kind of team, which tends to be more action-adventure than war in feel. School color war means a shared experience with the classmates a student learns with 10 months out of the year. Reading your description, however, I wonder about both things. Though if you're looking for "official" themes, as you call them, the best people to talk to would be publishers and agents. But strictly speaking, these are story topics or subjects, not themes. Often, people define film themes in one, or perhaps several, words. YA themes would pretty much be YA stuff: Discovering oneself and how the world works and trying to fit oneself into it. As seen with McKee’s controlling idea, theme can be defined in a number of ways. To what Kelby and Scher have posted, I'd add the effect of the violence and hardship of war on the soldiers, their loved ones, and the civilians caught in it. ![]()
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