Universal theme is a theme that isn’t restricted to literature from a particular time or place but appear over and over again. In the folk tale “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” retold by Leo Tolstoy and the poem “Abuelito Who” by Sandra Cisneros, there is one theme for each story. The theme for “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” is treat others the way you want to be treated. The theme for “Abuelito Who” is to live life to the fullest. The universal theme of the two stories is “Always Respect Your Elders.”
First, in the poem “Abuelito Who,” the theme is “Live Life To The Fullest.” The granddaughter is “talking” to her grandfather in her head. The grandfather might have died, or maybe moved from their house to an
