The characters of Spock, Data, Odo, the Doctor and Seven of Nine are variations on the same theme – someone who wants to belong, but is principally incapable of doing so.
Many of these cases are heart-breaking because of their recurring theme: someone had access to a company's information that they took and used for a purpose that was not in the company's best interest.
Someone who knows how to build coalitions, thinks outside the box, use messaging to push a larger theme, someone who is invested in build a broad-based progressive movement in Congress and across the country, and not just on their next race.
For example, the gang aspect of Romeo and Juliet, any teenager could relate to those themes, loving someone you're not supposed to love.
While the longing that is one of Ms. Benning's major themes compels someone to an airport, it is not clear if a plane is boarded or not.
So, after a few more fruitless thoughts, I was ready to give up the summer theme idea when someone suggested cheesecake.
On the theme of someone going on and on, we've got a funny video on how runners just can't resist talking about their sport, especially when they are training for a marathon.
From the data, four themes emerged: 1) Someone providing me with a trusting relationship; 2) Someone assisting me; 3) Someone who is on my side; and 4) Someone I do not need at present.
But you also skip the creative process of building and polishing a really tight theme, so as someone who revels in theme development, I see that as making the process easier in some ways.
