What is the theme of excerpt from a daughter of the sea

The excerpt gives us these:

They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength. 

They believed the gods were active in people’s lives.

The theme of the excerpt is overcoming obstacles and difficulties. The author establishes the need to be brave and courageous despite sadness and despair. At the beginning of the fragment the author states the challenging and painful situation the group has to face as well as the slight chances of survival of the pilot whale. This description makes them feel frustrated and sad about the apparent inevitable consequences. Despite this, as the passages continue, Mr. Manning encourages the group to stay calm, to be positive and work hard to overcome this appalling situation.

what are your options ?

i would say years or cherry blossoms

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)