Lily and her classmates are asked to write an essay on what they want to be when they are older. Although Lily wants to be a florist, she does not write about it. Instead, she writes about wanting to be a doctor because most of her friends want to be doctors. In the context of social influence, Lily is best exhibiting .

What is universal theme? the reason an author is writing revealed through the author’s background, historical context, and the story the central message or insight revealed through a story and that applies to anyone, anywhere the time, place, and social/historical context in which a story takes place the technique of using language to evoke a sense of time and place