What message was the author of things fall apart trying to communicate with okonkwo

'Things Fall Apart' was written by Chinua Achebe in 1958, it is considered to be one of the foremost stories told in English by an African voice. Set in a fictional village called Umuofia, the 'Things Fall Apart' talks of Okonkwo, an ambitious man determined to be the leader of his village.

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover". 

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.