In this day and age, classics range from movies such as Titanic, to books such as Moby Dick, or even television shows such as I Love Lucy. But what makes something “classic”? Herman Melville, a classic author, stated that “To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme.” In literature, theme is the main idea or underlying message of the book. The reason why in my opinion theme is the quality that makes a story classic is because it reaches the reader intellectually and emotionally. Good themes, more often than not, churn the wheels in your head, helping you reflect on your own personal experiences. Upon reading Cyrano De Bergerac, the prominent theme that your value goes deeper than your appearance, made me think about how I see the
