Question

elements of literature - characters - a person, animal, or other being in a piece of literature - setting - when and where the action takes place; setting includes time, place, and culture - plot - the sequence of events in a piece of literature - theme - the authors message; this usually has a broad appeal, and a universal application which element of literature is the authors message? setting theme plot

Explanation:

The description clearly states theme is the author's message.

Answer:

B. theme