According to the speaker in "the first lesson", a dead mans float is
a. lying face down in the water
b. driving energetically in the tidewater
c. thrashing to the island aimlessly
d. the sea holding the swimmer facing upward

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.