Theme: An Enigma

Theme has always been one of the more difficult things for me to identify. A teacher can ask me to find plot, characters, main idea, or any other part of the story. Bam bam bam. I'll find it. Straight up. Tell me to find theme. I'll be sailing out on an wave of confusion. That's not to say I can't find the theme; I just get something different. I'd be fine with getting something different than what was normally seen, but I usually end up in the complete wrong direction. If there's a theme about trusting in friends, my theme will probably be about keeping everyone at arm's distance. I have no idea why this happens. I remember studying about Romeo and Juliet and how their lives fell apart. Other kids mentioned fate, love, or something else profound. I talked about how I thought it was a warning for others. You know, not to fall too deeply in love or something. I mean, the two did end up killing members of each of their families.