What is the second step in the process to determine theme.

To determine theme, you need to think mainly about the climax of the story, or the point of no return. Doing so, wherever the point of no return is usually where the theme comes the easiest to the reader. Focus on something that goes with the whole plot of the story. Not just one little section though.

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