Question

difference between central idea and theme​

Answer 1

Answer:

A theme is a universal lesson learned and the central idea is a one-sentence main idea. Central idea conveys that the text is about mainly, whereas, theme refers to the author's message, life lesson or moral learned from the story.

Answer 2

Central idea conveys that the text is about mainly, whereas, theme refers to the author's message, life lesson or moral learned from the story. Therefore, the main difference between central idea and theme is theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.