a person, place, thing, or action that has meaning beyond itself.

the message of a story.

when an event happens that you do not expect to happen.

the main character in a story.

Greed

Happiness

Loneliness

Cake

He loves dogs.

The dog did a cool trick.

He recognizes his own behavior in the dog's actions.

He was happy to see the dog following the owner's instructions.

Willie feels isolated and alone.

Willie has the lights turned off.

Willie's walls are painted a dark color.

Willie has fish in the apartment that make it feel like he's in an underwater cave.

She does not like her job.

His Dad left them.

She does not like the apartment they live in.

He gets bad grades in school.