How do the events surrounding Muffin contribute to the theme of the short story?

The story and author is Muffin

by Susan Cooper

The theme of the story is to support someone against bullying.

The old lady supported Daisy against Alice and her gang's bullying. After the old lady dies in bomb attack, her dog protects Daisy from Alice and her gang's attack.

Explanation:

Muffin is old lady's dog who becomes fond of Daisy. When old lady dies in th bomb attack, Muffin is left homeless. Once when Daisy gets attacked by Alice and her gang, Muffin comes to help her.

The events surrounding Muffin form the main part of the story. The theme therefore can be extracted from the events surrounding Muffin.

based on the biblical principle philippians 4: 13 "i can do everything through christ who strengthens me." i agree that it is through him that we are given the strength to cope with every situation.

and based on the biblical principle proverbs 16: 32 "better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. better to be even-tempered than to capture a city."   i agree with the author of the passage to the extent that the nobility of heart demonstrates the strength of a person. those who are contemptuous, get angry easily and show their anger toward others are really weak, but those who are noble and make sure to not hurt other people and their feelings are strong people.

now, of course, the quality and the seasonability of these winter dreams varied, but the stuff of them remained.   they persuaded dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the state university—his father, prospering now, would have paid his way—for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the east, where he was bothered by his scanty funds. but do not get the impression, because his winter dreams happened to be concerned at first with musings on the rich, that there was anything merely snobbish in the boy. he wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people—he wanted the glittering things themselves. often he reached out for the best without knowing why he wanted it—and sometimes he ran up against the mysterious denials and prohibitions in which life indulges.

there you go thats what we are missing