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The point of the story... The meaning of the story. . . ... benefit if you connected them to the "moral ...
An exposition of the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a literary composition; that part of a composition (e.g. of a fable) which applies or points the moral meaning. You can see how these are connected, the adjective and the substantive, but to my mind a moral lesson is a lesson about right and wrong.
A moral fable, especially one with animals as characters.(ODO) An apologue or apolog (from the Greek ἀπόλογος, a "statement" or "account") is a brief fable or allegorical story with pointed or exaggerated details, meant to serve as a pleasant vehicle for a moral doctrine or to convey a useful lesson without stating it explicitly.
Recently I used the word morally as an adjective formed from the noun moral. The concept I wanted to describe was that some statement is morally correct if you are able to agree with it intuitively but you don't necessarily have evidence or proof for it. So the statement would be a moral of some precise story (meaning evidence or proof).
A story, picture, etc. which uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbolic representation; an extended or continued metaphor. ["allegory, n.". OED Online.
1. a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning 2. the technique or genre that this represents 3. use of such symbolism to illustrate truth or a moral 4. anything used as a symbol or emblem
A fable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.
Being told you're a cheater by a cheater doesn't really have the same sting. moral-authority. Noun. (uncountable) (of a person, institution, or written work) The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.
1. A "moral reckoning" is the evaluation of and subsequent holding responsible for one's morality and/or for the morality of one's actions, most especially one's immoral actions. A moral reckoning can be self-imposed or be imposed by another or others. The word "shame" in the question "Have you no shame?"
Consider an alternative - "The wiggly, squiggly path of the moral universe" simply doesn't have the resonance that "arc" confers. Second, as Joel Grant points out, the phrase "story arc" seems an entirely apropos connection, as the development of moral justice is readily seen as a long, convoluted story.