For stories that have a moral, which statement about the theme is true?

a) the theme and the moral are the same.
b) the theme is the central message revealed through the story.
c) the theme is a lesson that the reader infers from the story.
d) there usually isn't a theme in a moral story.

On Ed The answer is ( B ) " The theme is the central message revealed through the story. "

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "theme" as "A theme is also the main idea of a work of literature or art."

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "moral" as "The moral of a story, event, or experience is the message that you understand from it about how you should or should not behave."

According to the above definitions, for stories that have a moral, the following statement about the theme is true :

b) The theme is the central message revealed through the story.

the answer f probably