In R. L. Stine's stories, combined there are not really too many themes. As a matter of fact, there are two themes that stand out in his novels: mischief leading to danger and being at the wrong place resulting in detriment. As the reader reads the various novels these themes are most evident because they multitask. Multitask meaning, that thet serve as the main idea and the theme.
As mentioned before, one theme that is common throughout Robert Stine's novels is the fact of "mischief can or will result in danger." If we look at half of Stine's books, we read about IDLE Children who have nothing to do. Due to idleness, something persuades them to go into places that are not really safe. An example would be an abandoned house or perhaps an off limits store. Overtime, the result of the young teens involving themselves allows them to retrieve a scare; thus, attaining "gooseebumps."
Another theme that is habitually portrayed through Robert's works is, "Being at the wrong place results in detriment." Throughout half of his stories, readers read about a family with children moving into a home that is actually a haunted house. Or maybe, swimmers getting a gist of some ocean water filled with monsterous sharks. Another incident could be friends together in a haunted car. It doesn't matter whatthe seering is, the main fact is just that being at the wrong place could lead to danger.
Indeed, the themes are most evident throughout Robert Stine's works. The two themes that stand out are: mischief leading to danger and being at the wrong place at the wrong time resulting in detriment. Thus, the two major themes certainly work out in the Goosebumps series to being it alive. |
