Instead, he worked out the essential themes and stories that demanded to be related.

On matters of the book's essential theme, author and director are in deep, mutually respectful agreement.

His films focus primarily on memory and identity, which he regards as essential themes for cinema.

The essential theme in all her works is that of disappearance and absence.

Within the next 10 minutes, all the essential themes of "Ragtime" are established with theatrical eloquence.

The essential theme of them all is that disorder is all the time increasing.

She was able to take essential themes and see their expression across cultures.

Power is an essential theme within social exchange theory.

In addition, the song is the trend setter for the rest of the record because it gives the album its essential theme.

"Job was good; this is the essential theme of the book, and Job suffered," the rabbi said.