Morals vs. Themes

In the short stories “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” “Guests of a Nation,” and “Story of an Hour,” there are main themes that each story deals with, but no clear moral. These three stories exemplify the seperation between the two because the three lack a moral. By not having a moral, but having a theme, there must be a difference between the two because if they were the same, lacking one would mean lacking the other. A theme is a topic that a moral takes a side on, and is impartial to different conflicting groups. In contrast, a moral takes a particular side on a theme, and can change from character to character. While occationally interchangable, a moral and a theme are completely different, and should never be confused again.