In this video, I’ll explain the critical distinction between a memoir’s storyline and its overarching theme, exploring how the storyline unfolds through a series of incidents that not only tell the story but also manifest the deeper theme.
Hello, Jane Cleland here.
What is the difference between a memoir’s plot and its theme? Well, first of all, in nonfiction we call it a storyline, not a plot. So what’s the difference between the storyline and a theme? The theme is the overarching concept. Remember that a memoir, unlike an autobiography, is a themed slice of life, overcoming an obstacle, a passage in life, a divorce, taking care of aging parents, and so on. So once you have your slice of life, what you’re going to write about, the story unfolds through a consecutive series of incidents that taken together tell that story, the storyline, and manifest the theme.
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