Read this excerpt from the outsiders.
then there were shouts and the pounding of feet, and the socs jumped up and left me lying there, gasping. i lay there and wondered what in the world was happening—people were jumping over me and running by me and i was too dazed to figure it out. then someone had me under the armpits and was hauling me to my feet. it was darry.
"are you all right, ponyboy? ”
he was shaking me and i wished he’d stop. i was dizzy enough anyway. i could tell it was darry though—partly because of the voice and partly because darry’s always rough with me without meaning to be.
what universal theme is present in this excerpt?

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?