What is the meaning of the word theme as it is used in the following sentence? After my analysis of the fable about the crow and the pitcher. I determined the theme was "If at first you don't
succeed, try and try again."

In that sentence theme basically means the message or "take away" from the story. Themes can also be commonly known phrases like the one in the sentence.

Explanation:

Here is a dictionary definition:

noun

1.

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

"the theme of the sermon was reverence"

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate. 

who is marty in this situation?