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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the underlying theme of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the main idea or message that is not immediately obvious in a piece of literature, art, or any other form of expression. Example: "In her novel, the underlying theme of resilience is evident through the struggles of the main character."
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Caution has been the underlying theme of this World Cup.
Obs: The underlying theme of the book is loss - meditations on various kinds of loss.
Class stagnation was the underlying theme of President Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
Yet the underlying theme of the film is that, like Dr Grant, life forms will always improvise.
Uncertainty had been the underlying theme of the off-season, and that did not change this week.
Court officials said they had expected Mr. Milosevic to focus on NATO, since that had been the underlying theme of earlier outbursts in the court.
Security, at a cost the Greek government puts at of $1.2 billion, is without question the underlying theme of the world's biggest sporting event during a precarious time.
The underlying theme of my week's Comenius course on interdisciplinary learning in the outdoors is that everything is a learning experience, even getting lost - which happened a lot.
To illustrate the point, she talks about the forest of hanging ropes that opens her newest piece, Knot, and its relationship to the underlying theme of desire.
It fits with the underlying theme of a main character who deals with other people's traumas, but cannot escape the defining trauma of her own life.
Violence begetting violence is the underlying theme of Makeshift Patriot, too, a blistering assessment of 9/11 and its media coverage.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com