Novels are never about what they are about.

[icarus]

"But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. A novel’s whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme." - DIANE JOHNSON

So true.

Out Of Bounds is about learning how to be a good student.

The current story, I think, is about giving up control.

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[elizabeth_rice]

I'm adding this to my memory. I'm beginning to understand theme. At least, I hope.