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1. LITERARY THEMES LESSON 3: 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

2. What is the most unforgettable movie you have ever watched?

3. What is the story all about? Who are the characters? How did it ended?

4. LITERARY THEMES 01 02 STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY OR PURPOSE EFFECTS OF WAR, TERRORISM AND OTHER SOCIAL EVILS 05 06 EFFECTS OF CAPITALISM EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY 03 04 A NATURAL OR MAN-MADE CATASTROPHE PERSONALIZED NARRATIVE 07 08 MEMORY AND HISTORY THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER

5. A LITERARY THEME IS A UNIVERSAL THEME

6. WHAT IS A LITERARY THEME? It is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work. The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all these elements (Atwood, 2021). It binds the various elements of a narrative and is often about the general truths of life across cultures. By analyzing the theme of a certain text, you will be able to gain a deeper sense of understanding and appreciation of a text.

7. Many contemporary novels address identity as a literary theme. Here, protagonists learn that they can decide who they want to be – which sounds fantastic, until they realize how difficult that decision is. A character may want to exhibit a quality he/she admires, like compassion, physical strength, or honesty, but he/she may find it challenging to do so. Identity as a theme may be presented as choice, self-acceptance, identity crisis, hiding one’s identity or even a twist in identity (Letourneau, 2017). 1. STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY OR PURPOSE

8. THE DIVERGENT SERIES (2011) Divergent follows the story of Beatrice (Tris), who has a choice to make among the 5 factions of her nation, which will map out certain actions in her life: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intellectual).

9. LOVE, SIMON (2018) Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.

10. Scholars have been quick to acknowledge that war is a dominant force in the works of the earliest cultures. It is as universal as themes of love or death or time or human frailty. The literature of war takes a wide variety of approaches in its efforts to comprehend the war experience and encompasses scholarship on a number of genres, including poetry, drama, short stories, novels, journals, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and letters (Calloway, 2017). 2. EFFECTS OF WAR, TERRORISM AND OTHER SOCIAL EVILS

11. HENERAL LUNA (2015) In 1898, Gen. Antonio Luna (John Arcilla ) faces resistance from his own countrymen as he fights for freedom during the Philippine-American War.

12. GOYO: THE BOY GENERAL (2018) The life of Gregorio `Goyo' del Pilar, one of the youngest generals during the Philippine-American War, who fought in the Battle of Tirad Pass.

13. FALLEN NOT FORGOTTEN (2018) This is the exclusive and untold story of a small band of men who overcame incredible odds and hunted Marwan - the Bin Laden of Asia.

14. Cataclysm , natural or manmade, is one of the most popular themes in fiction. Central to the disaster tradition are stories of vast biospheric changes which drastically affect human life. Tales of universal floods and other motifs, such as plagues, fires and famines, have an obvious source in the Bible, particularly the Revelation of St. John, also known as the Apocalypse, hence the adjective " apocalyptic ", frequently applied to this form of literature. 3. A NATURAL OR MAN-MADE CATASTROPHE

15. Earth's billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart. 2012 (2009)

16. When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single bite, is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread. WORLD WAR Z (2013)

17. A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea. TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

18. Personalized narratives are nonfiction writings that express the experiences of the main characters. An autobiography is a personal narrative, but a personal narrative is not always an autobiography. Most of the time, these experiences bring out these interesting experiences of readers: empathy, curiosity, and responsibility . 4. PERSONALIZED NARRATIVE

19. I Am Malala is a story about a young girl's campaign for human rights, especially a woman's right to education. The power of this story is that it is true. Truth, justice, forgiveness, and equality—these are the universal human values, and they are the lessons instilled in Malala's book. I AM MALALA (2013)

20. Freddie Mercury - the lead singer of Queen, defies stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. The band's revolutionary sound and popular songs lead to Queen's meteoric rise in the 1970s. After leaving the group to pursue a solo career, Mercury reunites with Queen for the benefit concert Live Aid -- resulting in one of the greatest performances in rock 'n' roll history. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)

21. By the beginning of the 20th century, an array of standard science fiction with themes such as negative impacts of technology had developed around certain themes, among them space travel, robots, alien beings, and time travel. Science fiction writers often seek out new scientific and technical developments to prognosticate freely the techno-social changes that will shock the readers’ sense of cultural propriety and expand their consciousness (Bruce Sterling, Science fiction Literature and Performance). 5. EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY

22. Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok. Now, it's up to a former military man and animal expert (Chris Pratt) to use his special skills to save two young brothers and the rest of the tourists from an all-out, prehistoric assault. JURASSIC WORLD (2015)

23. Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido , a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past. ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)

24. Capitalism is an economic system in which human beings must undergo a series of events. It deals with social, political, educational, cultural, and economic changes. In literature, capitalism establishes a social and economic contract that makes it possible for individuals to exercise their business. 6. EFFECTS OF CAPITALISM

25. The global financial meltdown that took place in Fall 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession. Matt Damon narrates a documentary that provides a detailed examination of the elements that led to the collapse and identifies keys financial and political players. Director Charles Ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from the United States to China to Iceland to several other global financial hot spots. INSIDE JOB (2010)

26. Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. What is the meaning behind Parasite? Parasite is a jet black satire of class conflict and wealth inequality; a leech which hungrily sucks until it has no choice but to explode and spray blood everywhere. What is the moral story of Parasite? One review stated that Parasite outlines how the working class are forced into conflict against one another, fighting for scraps, while families like the Parks live a comfortable life, fueled by the labor of the many individuals working beneath them. PARASITE (2019)

27. As contemporary readers are able to look back on history and see how history has been depicted differently for different audiences, history and memory have become themes in 21st century literature. Often contemporary literature explores the notion of multiplicities of truth and acknowledges that history is filtered through human perspective and experience. Contemporary writers often consciously draw inspiration and ideas from the writers who have come before them. As a result, many works of 21st literature grapple with the events, movements, and literature of the past in order to make sense of the present. 7. MEMORY AND HISTORY

28. It follows the story of Klay, a Gen Z nursing student who aims to work and bring her family abroad. She is almost graduating soon, but not until she failed a minor subject—the Rizal Studies. Klay believes that this subject is irrelevant to her life and future career. The show features Klay Infantes, a Gen-Z nursing student who gets transported into the setting of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo . Maria Clara at Ibarra (2022)

29. It embraces all literature written in the age of migration, addresses migration thematically. It is capable of expressing migration experiences: through its form the migration novel specifically sets out to express the content of our experiences of interculturalism and globalization and to resolve the problems posed by the same experiences. 8. THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER

30. While earning a degree in Spain, a young architecture student dealing with grief meets a fellow migrant trying to escape her past. BARCELONA: A LOVE UNTOLD (2016)

31. A bartender and a domestic helper of Filipino origin living in Hong Kong find themselves falling in love, but they each have different plans for their future. HELLO, LOVE, GOODBYE (2019)

32. HOW ARE THESE THEMES OF LITERATURE RELEVANT TO YOU?

33. 1. A literary theme is a universal theme. 2. Themes may overlap with one another.