1. Yes and no. I think there can be a theme or a moral in pieces of writing, but I don't think you necessarily need one to express an idea. Although, when there is a theme I think the piece has the potential to have more depth and enrichment than one that does not have a specific theme. However, some pieces that don't intentially have a meaning can end up impacting people in such a way it is as if it did. I feel like books and plays and poems can just tell a story without a set theme and it can still be "great". It's just up to each individual person to determine what they get out of it and whether or not it's worthwhile and inspiring. Plus I think certain themes can be stupid and meaningless/cliche anyway.
2. I have absolutely no idea why certain pieces of literature stay around longer than others. I do however think that it could be because of the piece's fame and popularity. If everyone makes a huge fuss over it, many people will probably read it and talk about it "for years to come". Also I think controversy and innovation can add to a piece's fame and popularity. For example, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was/is still a very controversial book. While I may think it is extremely boring, at the time it was written, it was extremely controversial and innovative and, guess what? It's still around today. I've even been required to read it twice for school. What a treat... Oh, and no. I could never see myself writing anything that would last that long because I don't see myself writing as a career.
3. Frankly I don't want to make a "lasting impact" as a writer. If I did write something I would just want people to read it, like it maybe, and just enjoy it. I would want my writing to be entertaining and fun. Maybe I would write comics or something, I don't know. What I do know is that I will probably not write much when I am older because I will proabaly end up as an accountant or a doctor of some sort. So unless it's a prescription, I probably won't write much. However, I would like to leave a lasting impact as a person. Maybe not to the world, but to the people around me. I want to be the best wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend I can be. Plus, if I do get into the health/medical field and maybe become a researcher of some sort, it would be cool to cure a disease. So if I could leave a lasting impact, I'd want to cure a disease. Oh and maybe I'd want to write some killer Haikus : )
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I just told you this, but I don't think you will be an accountant. I think you fit in much better as a doctor that deals with sick children, then you could see the "cute" kids and babies all the time, but you wouldn't have to be in surgery or worry about killing someone, hahaha.
anyways, good blog post and I agree with your description of the importance of theme.
Cure a desease, cute Sarah haha. It seems like you have a pretty good idea of the whole impact thing. I thought the whole wife, daughter, mother, sister thing sounded like it came right out of a tv show, priceless.
Either way good job Sarah, keep up the blog posts, and I'll keep up the pointless comments.
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I dont know what to say but i'm glad that you got over 275 words.. well i think so and I liked how you want to make an impact and what you're thoughts are about theme and what not.
That is really cool that you thought about that more than how the rest of us thought about it. Just wanting to be the best you can be and impacting the one's around you was really thoughtful. I would like to do that too. I don't want to be this big famous person, just around the people that matter the most to me.
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