Read this excerpt from The Outsiders. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman—he looks tough and I don't—but I guess my own looks aren't so bad. I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have. What is a universal theme found in the excerpt?

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Be happy with the person you are. Outside appearance does not matter. Beauty fades, but character does not. Dreams come true with hard work.

Be happy with the person you are.

Explanation:

The text above shows the narrator thinking about what he looks like and what he would like to look like. Although he does not look like he wanted, the narrator is resigned and happy with his appearance. He is happy to be as he is and this reflects a universal theme that shows that we always have to see the positive in ourselves and be happy with what we have and with our image.