1. A musical or literary motif that appears in disconnected or broken pieces throughout a composition or text, often used to convey incompleteness, disorientation, or artistic complexity
The composer used a fragmented theme throughout the symphony to represent the protagonist's fragmented memories.
O compositor usou um tema fragmentado ao longo da sinfonia para representar as memórias fragmentadas do protagonista.
2. In narrative or discourse, a central idea or subject that is presented in scattered, incomplete segments rather than as a cohesive whole
The film's fragmented theme of identity is woven through multiple timelines.
O tema fragmentado de identidade do filme é tecido através de múltiplas linhas temporais.