Question

Theme is the ___________in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.

(central idea, setting,
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Answer 1

The theme is the idea in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.

What is a theme?

• The theme is the crux or central idea that can be summarized in a few words.
• In theme, the whole idea is presented in a compressed form and one can get an understanding of the whole poem or piece of the literature.

Thus, the correct option is (b): Idea