What is the best way to describe the theme in this story?

Explanation:

The theme of a story is what the author is trying to convey — in other words, the central idea of the story. ... The plot is simply what happens in the story and the order of the story's events, and the moral is the lesson that the writer wants the main character (and by extension, you) to learn from the story.

Plot is the events of story; theme is the meaning behind or revealed by story. Theme is sometimes defined as the moral of a story, though theme doesn't have to be a moral. Morals that double as theme include these: cheaters never win, honesty wins the day, and good guys finish first.

choose from these types:

the innocent

the orphan

the hero

the caregiver

the explorer

the rebel