Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. "ah, she's a handsome craft, she is," the cook would say, and give her sugar from his pocket, and then the bird would peck at the bars and swear straight on, passing belief for wickedness. "there," john would add, "you can't touch pitch and not be mucked, lad. what is the relationship between characterization and theme in this passage? silver’s parrot is a symbol of silver’s wickedness. the characterization of this wickedness reveals the theme of piracy. silver’s parrot represents the darker side of silver’s personality. when silver states that, “you can’t touch pitch and not be mucked” he is revealing the theme of corruption. silver’s relationship with jim reinforces the need jim has for a father figure, but also reveals silver’s need to share his knowledge with the next generation. silver’s relationship with jim reflects his duplicity. silver is using jim to get information about treasure island. this reveals a theme of deception.