Theme

The Theme in my book is: never give up, even when you are in very tough situations. The main character David had to complete his uncle's wish. But then a big storm came and blew him off course, 300 miles out to sea, and lost where he was going. Most of his food supply was gone and fresh water was running low. He had also gotten injured but he stayed strong and kept the boat alive. He was inspired to never give up since the boat was given to him by his Uncle and he didn't want to lose it. Another reason that David never gave up was when the boat was flooding and he got the pump and started emptying the water into the sea. Even though it took him hours to do so and he was so weak, he never stopped and got the boat back to float. One more reason how David never gave up was when he ran into a vessel and they offered him a ride back home. David didn't want to stop there and just leave the boat, he was going to ride it back because he didn't want to disappoint his Uncle.