What is theme of the narrative you’ve chosen? What examples does the author use

What is theme of the narrative you’ve chosen? What examples does the author use to show the theme to us as readers?
Pick two descriptions, quote them (remember to cite!), and react to them. How did they make you feel? How did they connect you to what the author was telling you?
“Learning to Read and Write,” by Frederick Douglass
“Reading to Write,” by Stephen King
About 300 words