I am a story that has a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues, distractions , and an answer to the problem. What am I ?

The story is thus a mystery.

Explanation:

A mystery has some of the following characteristics-

It is usually solved by the end of the tale or the story

-It gives clues throughout the plot that keep on increasing in terms of how much they reveal.

-The mystery is usually an answer to a problem that has been plaguing the person who is asking for a long time.

Without these characteristics a story is usually not a mystery and they can be said to be mostly universal thus in terms of being mystery.

These are the ones that primarily define the genre.

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

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