How to Create a Moral Lesson

A moral lesson is something meaningful your reader can learn from your story.

Good moral lessons include:

  • Honesty
  • Kindness
  • Courage
  • Patience
  • Responsibility
  • Teamwork
  • Respect
  • Forgiveness
  • Hard work
  • Perseverance
  • Empathy

But don’t simply attach a lesson to your story.

Let the story teach the lesson.

For example, instead of ending with:

“The lesson is that honesty is important.”

Show what happens when the character tells the truth.

Then the reader understands the lesson naturally.

Ask yourself:

What should my reader think about after finishing my story?

Write it down in one sentence.

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